EARTH TECH NEWS
EARTH TECH AWARDED 10-YEAR NATIONAL GUARD CONTRACT
Earth Tech to provide environmental services to various National Guard installations throughout U.S. and its territories
LONG BEACH, Calif. - January 14, 2003 - Earth Tech has been awarded a 10-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide environmental engineering, professional, technical and remediation support services to the National Guard Bureau (NGB) for work throughout the U.S. and its territories. The contract has a total ceiling of $598 million for all contracts over the 10-year period.
This contract involves the full range of environmental services that support installation restoration, environmental quality, environmental planning, and natural and cultural resources programs. The contract includes a one-year base period, plus nine one-year options, for a total of 10 years if all options are exercised.
"This is the first major contract that Earth Tech has held directly with the National Guard Bureau, allowing us to support a large network of National Guard and other military customers throughout the world," said Diane C. Creel, president of Earth Tech. "We're very pleased to be working with the NGB in this capacity. It gives the NGB the ability and flexibility to prioritize their task orders, and it gives us the opportunity to bring our wide-range of services to the NGB network."
In addition to the award of the master contract, Earth Tech has been awarded eight delivery orders valued at $1 million for work at 16 Air National Guard installations.
The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States and is one of the nation's longest-enduring institutions. The National Guard remains a dual state-Federal force and today's National Guard continues its historic dual mission, providing to the states units trained and equipped to protect life and property, while providing to the nation units trained, equipped and ready to defend the United States and its interests, all over the globe.
About Earth Tech
Founded in 1970, Earth Tech (www.earthtech.com) is an international provider of global water management and transportation, engineering and environmental services. Earth Tech is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., and employs more than 8,000 people in nearly 200 offices worldwide.
