Tetra Tech Playing Major Role in U.S. Bioterrorism Response.Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 Tetra Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTEK) today announced that it has been awarded two new contracts and over 50 task orders in support of the national response to bioterrorism. New contracts have been awarded with the General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) and Department of Labor. The new work has been issued under Tetra Tech's existing contracts with the GSA, EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Technology Innovation Office (TIO TIO Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (Australia) TIO Technology Innovation Office TIO Turn It Off TIO Take It Off TIO Times of India TIO Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillation TIO Television Information Office ), and the EPA Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) program, under which Tetra Tech has contracts in 8 of 10 EPA regions. The approximate value of bioterrorism response work awarded in the last two weeks is $11 million. All contracts being used are indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity Noun 1. indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify contracts designed with the flexibility to address potential growth in scope or duration. Tetra Tech is providing a broad range of services to the Federal government, including biochemical sampling and decontamination decontamination /de·con·tam·i·na·tion/ (de?kon-tam-i-na´shun) the freeing of a person or object of some contaminating substance, e.g., war gas, radioactive material, etc. de·con·tam·i·na·tion n. , vulnerability analysis, terrorism response training, and security improvements. Tetra Tech is also providing a scientific evaluation of all known bioterrorism detection and monitoring technologies. Tetra Tech has sampled and/or decontaminated buildings in the last several weeks including about 10 U.S. Capitol congressional office buildings The congressional office buildings are the office buildings used by the United States Congress to augment the limited space in the United States Capitol. The congressional office buildings are part of the Capitol complex are thus under the authority of the Architect of the Capitol , the Supreme Court, the Department of Labor, and the American Media building, and is rapidly expanding that list. Li-San Hwang, Tetra Tech's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , commented, "We are working 24 hours a day to assist Federal agencies with their response. As one of the largest companies in the United States with counterterrorism coun·ter·ter·ror adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. n. Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. expertise, we will make all of our resources available to assist the government, realizing the importance of our rapid response." About EPA START Contracts (http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfund/programs/contracts/7start.htm) The START contracts provide technical support to EPA's site assessment activities and response, prevention and preparedness activities, and counterterrorism support. This support includes gathering and analyzing technical information, preparing technical reports on hazardous substance investigations and performing technical support for cleanup efforts. About Tetra Tech (www.tetratech.com) Tetra Tech is a leading provider of specialized management consulting and technical services in three principal business areas: resource management, infrastructure and communications. The Company's clients include a diverse base of public and private sector organizations serviced through more than 150 offices located in the United States and internationally. Certain statements contained in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as those related to the Company's acquisition strategy and the fluctuations in the Company's quarterly operating results and stock price, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports. |
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