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ASRC Nabs $428 Million DHS Award To Manage Plum Island

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

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Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) on Tuesday said its federal business won a recompete of a contract to manage, operate and maintain the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Plum Island Animal Disease Center’s infrastructure and scientific support activities.ASRC Federal was the incumbent on the contract. The new award is for up to 10 years and is valued at $428 million.ASRC said that in addition to supporting Plum Island, work under the contract includes helping with the eventual move of the…

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