OREANDA-NEWS. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received a sub-contract from Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS) to provide telecommunications operations and maintenance services to the Savannah River Site (SRS), a United States Department of Energy (DOE) facility located near Aiken, South Carolina.

Under the terms of the sub-contract, Jacobs is providing services, materials, transportation and equipment to operate and maintain the telecommunications system for the site. The telecommunications system includes voice switching equipment, transport systems, unified communications systems, video systems, data networking systems, an outside cable plant, an inside cable plant, distribution frames, subscriber station equipment and ancillary equipment. On-site personnel are expected to provide services to several major areas distributed across a 310-square mile reservation.

In making the announcement, Jacobs Senior Vice President Aerospace and Technology Darren Kraabel stated, “We are excited to continue providing the DOE with telecommunications solutions at Savannah River. A direct result of our initiative and investments to grow our DOE portfolio, this work is part of a broader portfolio of DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration sites where Jacobs is delivering advanced and secure telecommunications solutions.”

Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional and construction services.

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