URS Corp. on Oct. 16 announced that a URS-led team has been awarded a contract by the National Energy Technology Laboratory to provide research and engineering services to its Office of Research and Development.

The National Energy Technology Laboratory is the national laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy.

The contract includes a two-year base period and options that would extend the contract for an additional three years. The contract has a maximum value of $322 million to the team over the full five years.

The contract team includes URS' Washington Division based in Boise, Midwest Research Institute, and a consortium of regional universities consisting of West Virginia University, Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University and Virginia Tech.

The URS-led team will be responsible for providing personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies and services to support the National Energy Technology Laboratory on the development and implementation of basic and applied energy research. The team also will provide research services; infrastructure support; health and safety and quality control support; and logistical and technical coordination support for the lab.

Credit: IBR Staff Report

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