Department of Defense Awards Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling Services Contract to SAIC

MCLEAN, Va., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) by the U.S. Department of Defense to continue to provide substance abuse counseling services to adolescent family members of active duty U.S. military personnel.  The single-award BPA has a six-month base period of performance, four one-year options and a ceiling value of $80 million.  Work will be performed in the U.S. and at military facilities overseas.  

SAIC developed and has managed the Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling Services (ASACS) program since its inception in 1987.  Originated as a contract with the U.S. Army Center for Substance Abuse Programs, ASACS now also serves Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps dependents.  The comprehensive program focuses on prevention, education, identification and referral and outpatient treatment services to adolescents at risk for substance abuse.  SAIC provides licensed and certified counselors who proactively reach out and encourage early intervention with parents and teens before a situation can escalate to a crisis level in a particular family. Subsequently, SAIC works with command, school, medical and other community organizations to identify specific needs and offer prevention and treatment services.

"We have served this customer for nearly 23 years and find our support for the behavioral health needs of the children of our active duty personnel to be especially rewarding," said Anthony Hess, Ph.D., SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.  "The services we provide support mission readiness and retention goals, strengthen quality of life and enhance family relations."    

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health.  The company's approximately 45,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets.  SAIC had annual revenues of $10.8 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.  For more information, visit www.saic.com.  SAIC:  From Science to Solutions®

Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2010, and other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

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