MMS AWARDS $7M CONTRACT(#30045)

FOR RELEASE:   October 1, 1993       CONTACT:  Michael L. Baugher
                                                   (303) 231-3162
                                                            or
                                                   Carter Cornick
                                                   (202) 208-3983

                MMS AWARDS $7.8 MILLION CONTRACT(#30045)


     The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service
(MMS) announced today that a $7,809,577 contract extension has been
awarded to American Management Systems Operations Corporation of
Denver, Colorado.  The extension is the exercise of the third-year
option in a seven-year contract estimated to be worth nearly $54
million.

     American Management Systems Operations Corporation will
operate and maintain the MMS's Royalty Management Program (RMP)
computer systems in Denver, Colorado.  They will also provide
software development support for the RMP.

     "The award will assist the RMP in its mission to collect,
account for, and disburse revenues associated with federal and
Indian mineral leases," said MMS Director Tom Fry.

     MMS administers federal offshore mineral programs and manages
the federal mineral royalty program, which generates about $4
billion in annual revenues.


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