Press Release Mar 31, 2009

Jacobs Awarded Contract By the U.S. Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems

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PASADENA, Calif., March 31, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it was awarded a contract by the Marine Corps Systems Command, Program Manager for Training Systems (PM TRASYS), located in Orlando, Fla.

Officials estimate the potential value of the 3-year contract at $4.8 million.

Jacobs will provide support for acquisition and life cycle management, engineering and integration, test and evaluation, integrated logistics support, strategic planning for technology programs, and concept development and requirements analysis for training systems and training support of the entire Marine Corps.

In making the announcement, Jacobs President and CEO Craig Martin stated, "This contract provides an excellent opportunity to build upon our longstanding relationship with the Marine Corps. Our services will help to develop, enhance and sustain mission-critical training systems for the Marines."

Jacobs, with over 55,000 employees and revenues exceeding $12.0 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.

Any statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on management's current estimates and expectations, and currently available competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. We, therefore, caution the reader that there are a variety of factors that could cause business conditions and results to differ materially from what is contained in our forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements please refer to our 2008 Form 10-K, and in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We also caution the readers of this release that we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

For additional information, contact:

Michelle Jones

626.578.6968

SOURCE Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

http://www.jacobs.com