CORRECTING and REPLACINGKBR Selected for Security Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction 2009 Contract by U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment

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Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:49pm EST

HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
Third graph, first sentence, Bill Bodie's title is President (sted Senior Vice
President). 

The corrected release reads: 

KBR SELECTED FOR SECURITY WORLDWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND CONSTRUCTION
2009 CONTRACT BY U.S. AIR FORCE CENTER FOR ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced it has been awarded a basic contract by the U.S.
Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) Contracting Officer
to compete for future task orders under the Worldwide Environmental Restoration
and Construction 2009 (WERC09) program. KBR is one of 23 companies that received
contract award notification from AFCEE in the Full & Open competition. The total
contract value to be dispersed among participating contractors is $3 billion and
has a base contract period of five years. 

Under the contract and upon award of future task order(s), KBR will provide a
full range of engineering and construction activities necessary to meet Air
Force and other customer requirements. Requirements shall be carried out as
specified under Task Orders at locations worldwide. The WERC09 is an indefinite
delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract containing Cost Plus Fixed Fee
(CPFF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Fixed Price Incentive Firm (FPI), and Cost Plus
Incentive Fee (CPIF) contract types which shall be established with each Task
Order (TO) award. 

"We are pleased to have been selected by the AFCEE to bid for future projects
under the Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction contract," said
Bill Bodie, President, KBR North American Government and Defense. "Our
long-standing commitment to provide high quality services to our military
customers remains steadfast, and I am confident KBR will execute task orders
under this contract with the same level of quality the military has come to
expect from KBR." 

KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the
energy, hydrocarbon, government services, minerals, civil infrastructure, power
and industrial markets. For more information, visit www.kbr.com.

KBR
Director, Communications
Heather Browne, 713-753-3775
heather.browne@kbr.com
or
Director, Investor Relations
Rob Kukla, Jr., 713-753-5082
investors@kbr.com

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