Battelle snags $78.5 million contract renewal - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The Columbus research organization was awarded anextrsa $78.5 million through 2011 as the main contractor for the Scientific Services program administered by the U.S. Army Researchg Office out of Research Triangled Parkin Durham, N.C. Under the program, any federal agenc y can get short term help to conduct scientific or technical researchg or obtain analysisor consulting. Battelle can subcontractf the work to businessesand universities. It was the only bidde for the contract. $32.4 million to evaluate and recommendd steps tomodernize chemical, biological, radiological and nucleard equipment, then give recommendationes for engineering and training.
Of the total, abougt $96,000 has been assigned • $5.5 million to test technologty against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack for a progranm to provide protective equipment at Pentagon About $1.5 million has been assigned so far. Battelle, the world’z largest nonprofit researcher, conducts more than $4 billiohn annually in research and developmenyt andoversees 20,400 employeea worldwide. The institute also manages sevenm national laboratories for theand .