AECOM to provide environmental restoration and compliance services for NASA facilities across the United States
April 01 2024 - 5:55AM
Business Wire
AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting
firm, today announced that it has been selected by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide
environmental restoration and compliance services at facilities
across the United States as part of the NASA Environmental
Restoration and Compliance Contract (NERCC).
Under this five-year contract, AECOM will provide support for
environmental restoration activities, including environmental
sampling; investigations of potential environmental contaminants;
human, health, and ecological risk assessments; and remediation
activities. The NERCC will also serve as the primary contracting
vehicle for NASA’s PFAS-related investigation and remediation
efforts. With more than two decades of PFAS experience at more than
500 sites globally, AECOM is well positioned to support NASA’s PFAS
initiatives. The Company will also provide compliance and
sustainability related services across NASA facilities that include
pollution prevention, recycling and hazardous materials
management.
"We are proud to continue building on our 60-year history of
successfully serving NASA by leveraging our environmental
restoration and compliance expertise, actively advancing our
purpose to deliver a better world for the next generation,” said
Frank Sweet, chief executive of AECOM’s global Environment
business. “The management and remediation of hazardous materials,
such as PFAS and other substances, continues to be a key priority
for our teams and our clients, and we look forward to our continued
partnership with NASA on this shared mission.”
AECOM’s 9,000 environmental professionals collaborate through an
extensive Technical Practice Network to share innovative solutions
and cutting-edge technologies to help solve some of the world’s
most challenging remediation projects, which will be brought to
bear for NASA on this program.
“Our team of experts continue to be partners of choice for
federal clients like NASA,” said Karl Jensen, executive vice
president of AECOM’s National Governments business. “AECOM’s
specialized experience and full suite of services will allow our
teams to quickly respond and deliver at each NASA Center and
facility to enhance the agency’s mission to drive advances in
science, technology, and exploration to enhance knowledge,
education, innovation, economic vitality, and stewardship of
Earth."
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project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering
to program and construction management. On projects spanning
transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment,
our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most
complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to
deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital
expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a
commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business
had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are
delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at
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