SAIC Awarded Contract By National Aeronautics and Space Administration

MCLEAN, Va., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide safety, health, environmental, and mission assurance services at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio and the Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.  The single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has a 19-month base period of performance, three 12-month options, one five-month option, and a total contract value of $56 million, if all options are exercised. 

NASA's Glenn Research Center researches, designs, develops and tests innovative technology for aeronautics and spaceflight.  Under the contract, SAIC will provide program development, implementation, compliance assurance, and verification support to ensure the Glenn Research Center is in compliance with NASA policies and federal regulations in operational safety, occupational health, energy and environmental, and aeronautics and space systems mission assurance activities.  SAIC subject matter experts will augment NASA's existing programs and support the planning and implementation of work associated with industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, project management, chemical management, waste management, chemical sampling and analysis, safety, quality assurance, health physics, and related areas.

"This contract award represents the continuation of more than 15 years of SAIC support to the NASA Glenn Research Center," said James R. Moos, SAIC senior vice president and group general manager. "We're excited to continue to provide support to Glenn Research Center, assuring mission success in all areas, including safety, health, energy, and the environment."

For more information on SAIC's engineering services, visit http://www.saic.com/sites/default/files/SAICEngineering_eBrochure_0413.swf.

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 40,000 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 $11.2 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2013.  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, 2013, 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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