SAIC Awarded Contract by U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) Natick Contracting Division

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Contracting Division to facilitate Navy Medicine's mission to conduct Research & Development (R&D) across its enterprise. The multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has a three-year base period of performance, one two-year option, a six month extension option, and a total contract value of more than $497 million for all awardees, if all options are exercised. 

Navy Medicine is the maritime medical force deployed in support of Navy and Marine Corps forces worldwide, providing a full range of functions including health and preventive care for veterans, active duty service members and their families. Under the contract, SAIC will provide operational and medical research and development services in support of Navy Medicine in areas including modeling and simulation, warfighter performance, submarine research, behavioral science, epidemiology, deployment health, aerospace medicine and environmental health, HIV/AIDS prevention and education, directed energy bioeffects, institutional review board services; and clinical investigation program support. SAIC is one of 21 contractors that will compete for task orders under the contract.

"We're proud to continue our long-term support of the Navy and its mission of providing high-quality care to veterans, service members and their families," said Steve Comber, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We look forward to providing solutions that enhance the health, safety, operational readiness, and performance of our armed forces."

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 & environment, health, and cybersecurity.  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 $11 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2011.  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, 2011, 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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