Jacobs Awarded Transformation Contract with UK Ministry of Defence

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received a contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide technical support to the Service Provision and Transformation Contract associated with the MOD’s Strategic Support Supplier Project (SSS) for land equipment use in the United Kingdom.

The SSS project focuses on ensuring the availability of equipment for training and operations to all three U.K. land equipment users: the Royal Navy, the British Army and the Royal Air Force. It aims to transform the related support mechanisms, improving the way land equipment is maintained, repaired and stored and thereby delivering better outcomes and value.

Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is supporting the requirements evaluation for the contract and contributing systems engineering expertise.

Jacobs Vice President Nuclear and Defense Alan Seywright stated, “Jacobs has worked with the MOD for more than 30 years, and we’re proud to continue this longstanding relationship. We look forward to contributing our advanced systems lifecycle capability in large and complex defense projects to support the SSS project objectives.”

Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of full-spectrum technical, professional and construction services for industrial, commercial and government organizations globally. The company employs 60,000 people and operates in more than 30 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com.

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