Denver, CO, August 22, 2006 - Syracuse Research Corporation’s (SRC) Denver office has been awarded a five-year, $5.1 million contract from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 for Risk Assessment support. Under this new contract, SRC will continue to support EPA’s Region 8 office that serves the Mountains & Plains area, including Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal nations, in its health and environmental risk assessments. SRC’s Denver office is located at 999 18th Street, Suite 1975.

"I was very pleased to learn that this important contract was awarded to Syracuse Research," said U.S. Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO). "This private-public partnership holds great promise for making government work more efficiently. I hope the EPA and Syracuse Research will utilize their expertise to more effectively promote environmental protection and public health."

SRC is an independent, not-for-profit research and development organization. For nearly 50 years, SRC has played a leadership role in providing solutions to programs of national significance through the innovative application of science, technology, and information. SRC’s responsiveness and success in solving next generation challenges has resulted in a trusted advisor reputation with our customers in the defense, environment, and intelligence communities.

SRC's Environmental Science business area has been an important contributor in our nation’s efforts to improve our health and our environment for over three decades. SRC’s internationally recognized work has helped our sponsors better understand the hazards of chemical, biological, and radiological pollution and exposures. SRC specializes in such fields as ecological and human health risk assessment, toxicology, industrial hygiene, environmental chemistry, and exposure modeling.

Today, SRC employs more than 750 people and has offices in Arlington, VA; Chantilly, VA; Charlottesville, VA; Dayton, OH; Denver, CO; Hanover, MD; Rome, NY; San Antonio, TX; and Syracuse, NY. Currently, there are more than 100 positions available nationwide. For more information, visit www.srcinc.com.