AECOM wins $79 million extension contract to support US Army operations in Afghanistan

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has been awarded a US$78.8-million, 6-month extension contract to support U.S. Army operations in Afghanistan. Under the U.S. Army’s global maintenance support and service (also known as “GMASS”) contract, AECOM will provide general-support maintenance as well as the operation of maintenance facilities, living quarters and offices at two U.S. military bases as well as forward operating bases and satellite locations in country. The extension is in effect through March 2010.