Concurrent Technologies Corporation is Awarded $150 Million, Five-Year Contract to Operate the Navy Metalworking Center.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- U.S. Representative John P. Murtha, (D-Johnstown) and Daniel R. DeVos, President and Chief Executive Officer of Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), today announced that CTC has been awarded a five-year contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to operate the Navy Metalworking Center, formerly known as the National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology (NCEMT). The Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded as a result of a competitive solicitation, is worth up to $150 million. CTC has operated the NCEMT since 1988.

Representative Murtha commented, "This competitive award once again reinforces CTC's reputation as a national leader in providing critical technologies and services in support of our fighting men and women around the world. This new contract will assure the retention of over 100 professional/technical jobs in the Johnstown region over the next five years."

Mr. DeVos pointed out, "This contract is especially significant in that the NCEMT was CTC's very first contract. This award enables us to continue our 17-year history of addressing defense-related manufacturing technology requirements and further develop CTC's advanced metalworking capabilities."

The Navy Metalworking Center will continue to develop and implement advanced metalworking solutions for key naval weapon systems, such as CVN-21, the 21st Century aircraft carrier; DD(X), the next-generation destroyer; the Joint-Unmanned Aircraft System; the Littoral Combat Ship, the new family of focus mission ships; and the M777 Lightweight Howitzer.

This Center, which is administered by ONR's Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program, serves as the focal point for the development and transition of advanced metalworking technologies, materials and processes. According to Dr. Daniel L. Winterscheidt, CTC's Program Director for the Center, "The primary goal of the Navy Metalworking Center is to transition advanced metalworking technologies to naval weapon systems. CTC is well positioned to continue leading the development and implementation of these critical technologies." He also stated that "The new, succinct name of the Center reinforces ManTech's emphasis on lean, efficient operations and the continued focus on practical metalworking solutions and applications."

About the Navy Metalworking Center

One of 10 Navy ManTech Centers of Excellence, the Navy Metalworking Center is a national resource for developing and transitioning advanced metalworking technologies. The Navy Metalworking Center applies cost-effective, state-of-the-art technology to improve performance, address Navy manufacturing issues, enhance naval and DoD readiness, reduce acquisition and life-cycle costs and ensure the availability of dependable systems, capable of withstanding wartime demands.

About Concurrent Technologies Corporation

CTC is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development professional services organization providing management and technology-based solutions to a wide array of clients representing state and federal government as well as the private sector. CTC employs over 1,400 at more than 35 locations nationally, including 850 in Johnstown.

For more information on the Navy Metalworking Center, please contact Dr. Daniel Winterscheidt at 1-800-282-4392 or [e-mail] or access www.nmc.ctc.com.