A Hot Competition for a Cold Contract

The usually low-key competition for the nearly $2 billion contract to provide logistical support for the National Science Foundation's $300-million-a-year Antarctic research program is heating up this year, with bidders running ads in cars and stations in the Washington, D.C., Metro system.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Author: Mervis, Jeffrey
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2009
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.325_20a
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/science.325_20a
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Summary:The usually low-key competition for the nearly $2 billion contract to provide logistical support for the National Science Foundation's $300-million-a-year Antarctic research program is heating up this year, with bidders running ads in cars and stations in the Washington, D.C., Metro system.