SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 13, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — URS Corporation URS today announced that it is one of three companies to be awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to provide nationwide program management services for the USPS portfolio of facilities, which consists of more than 32,700 facilities nationwide. The contract has a base period of two years and two, two-year option periods, and has a maximum contract value of approximately $252 million to all awardees, if all options are fully exercised.Under the contract, URS will compete for and be awarded task orders to provide the USPS with program management services, including design, construction management, and construction, and will develop a project and program management system to expedite communications, streamline administrative efforts, and improve the facilities’ supply chain management.

Commenting on the contract, Gary V. Jandegian, President of Infrastructure & Environment for URS, said: “We are pleased to have been selected for this important contract, which underscores our strength in large and complex program management efforts. We look forward to expanding upon our 25-year relationship with the USPS through this award and to assisting the USPS in improving and maintaining its facilities nationwide.”

URS Corporation URS 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; information technology; nd decommissioning and closure services. URS provides services for federal, oil and gas, infrastructure, power, and industrial projects and programs. Headquartered in San Francisco, URS Corporation has more than 50,000 employees in a network of offices in nearly 50 countries.

SOURCE: URS Corporation