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Embry-Riddle Receives Government Contract for Flight, Security, and Safety Training

Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec. 8, 2005 -- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University a government-wide contract for flight, security, and safety training. The contract is for five years and allows for four five-year options.

The contract permits any federal agency to purchase Embry-Riddle training-related courses without a full and open competition, a grants process, or any open competition.

“This contract will aid Embry-Riddle’s efforts to obtain government-sponsored flight, security, and safety training from the Department of Defense, NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and any other federal agency,” said Dr. Christina Frederick-Recascino, assistant provost for Research and Graduate Studies at Embry-Riddle.

She adds that all terms and conditions have been finalized, base pricing negotiated, and quantity discounts identified to speed the federal government’s procurement process for the university’s services.

Although the contract is currently limited to flight, security, and safety, the university may negotiate with the GSA to add other training-related subjects as required.

For more information, contact Dr. Christina Frederick-Recascino at (386) 226-7037.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering and meets the needs of students and industry through education, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 30,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Extended Campus at more than 130 centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through distance learning.