NASA's Kennedy Space Center firm to lay off almost 300 workers

Security services company Chenega Security & Support Solutions, LLC will lay off 272 employees between Sept. 26-30.

The Chantilly, Va.-based company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity on July 18. Chenega's Florida facility specializes in protective services for NASA and has a location at the Kennedy Space Center.

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The lay offs are due to the end of the Kennedy Space Center's service contract with Chenega, Karen Rogina, director of corporate communications, told Orlando Business Journal.

"We've submitted a bid proposal for a follow-up contract; we're waiting for award notification," said Rogina. "Whether it's us or a different contractor, we anticipate a seamless transition for all the positions in the new contract."

The company was awarded a fixed-price contract beginning in December 2011 and lasting a maximum of four years, 10 months, according to NASA's public records. The maximum value of the contract was approximately $151.9 million.

Chenega's current services at the Kennedy Space Center include physical security operations, 911 dispatch, firefighting and emergency management and protective services training, according to NASA's public records.