GOVERNMENT CONTRACT AWARDS

* Metric Construction Co. of Thousand Oaks won a $14.3-million contract from Vandenberg Air Force Base for construction of military family housing.

* Rexnord Corp. of Simi Valley won a $1.8-million contract from the Defense General Supply Center in Richmond, Va., for engine components.

* Ace Graphics of Simi Valley won a $101,848 contract from the Government Printing Office in Denver for printing services.