SAIC Awarded Contract by U.S. Army Materiel Command

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a follow-on contract by the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) to provide ammunition operations and maintenance services to the Department of Defense (DoD). The single award blanket purchase agreement (BPA) has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options and a contract ceiling of $21 million if all options are exercised.  Work will be performed primarily in Chambersburg, Pa., Alexandria, Va., and Huntsville, Ala.

AMC is the Army's premier provider of materiel readiness – technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics power projection, and sustainment – to the total force, across the spectrum of joint military operations.  Under the contract, SAIC will continue to provide operations and maintenance support services as required in support of the National Level Ammunition Capability (NLAC) operations, including implementing new technologies to help enhance activities. As part of the effort, SAIC will continue to integrate ammunition asset, transportation, and catalog data into a web-based system that includes numerous decision support tools.  

"We look forward to continuing our support of AMC and the larger DoD ammunition community by providing the tools necessary to achieve comprehensive ammunition asset and in-transit visibility and management services," said Glenn San Giacomo, 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 $11.1 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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