SAIC Awarded $22 Million Task Order by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

MCLEAN, Va., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a task order by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide network support services to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Information Technology (CIT), Division of Network Systems and Telecommunications (DNST).  The single-award contract has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options and a contract value of approximately $22 million if all options are exercised.  Work will be performed in the National Capital Region.  The task order was awarded under the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners (CIO-SP2) contract vehicle.

The CIT supports the NIH's research and management programs with efficient, cost-effective administrative and high-powered scientific computing, software development, networking, and telecommunications services. Under the task order, SAIC will provide network operations and engineering services necessary to meet NIH's network requirements, including Chief Information Officer (CIO) support, network security, telecommunications, wireless, and cabling for NIH's scientific and administrative communities.

"We are proud to continue to support the CIT DNST and its mission of protecting and improving human health across the nation through the development, operation and maintenance a state-of-the-art IT network for various NIH-wide systems," said Steve Comber, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. 

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 41,000 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. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of approximately $10.6 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2012. For more information, visit http://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, 2012, 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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