SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--URS Corporation (NYSE:URS - News) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense to provide acquisition support services to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicle program in Stafford, Virginia. The 20-month contract has a maximum value of $66.5 million to URS.

The MRAP Vehicle program supports the acquisition and sustainment of military vehicles specifically designed to deflect bomb, land-mine, IED blasts, and small arms fire. Under the terms of its contract, URS will provide technical and program management expertise, and functional support services, to the program, including assisting with business and financial management; equipment integration; logistics; environmental, safety and occupational health initiatives; systems engineering; test and evaluation; and quality management.

Commenting on the award, Randall A. Wotring, President of the EG&G Division, said, “We are proud to have been selected to continue providing support to the U.S. Marine Corps MRAPS program. URS is committed to helping ensure timely and effective deployment of these mission critical systems and technologies which play such an important role in protecting our forces.”

URS Corporation (NYSE:URS - News) is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The Company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; and decommissioning and closure services. URS provides services for power, infrastructure, industrial and commercial, and federal projects and programs. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Company operates through three divisions: the URS Division, the EG&G Division and the Washington Division. URS Corporation has more than 45,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 30 countries (www.urscorp.com).

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