SAIC Awarded Joint Force Development Support Services Contract

Company to Provide Training, Education and Exercise Solutions

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Jun 02, 2014, 07:50 ET

MCLEAN, Va., June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was one of seven companies awarded the Joint Force Development Support Services (JFDSS) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide training, education and exercise solutions and services in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Joint Staff J-7 Directorate, Combatant Commands, the military services, U.S. Government federal agencies, and multinational partners.

The multiple‐award contract has a five-year period of performance and a total potential value of more than $800 million for all awardees. Work will be performed primarily in Arlington, and Hampton Roads, Va.

The Joint Staff J-7 Directorate for Joint Force Development supports the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff and the joint warfighter through joint force development in order to advance the operational effectiveness of the current and future joint force. Under the contract, SAIC will provide adaptive support for training and real-world operations by offering varying combinations of education (academics), training assessment, concept development, experimentation, and assessments (solutions for warfighters) to sharpen the force in preparation for future challenges.

"SAIC is poised to provide exceptional joint training and force development capabilities to warfighters facing complex and diverse challenges today. This contract will develop and maintain current and future joint warfighting capabilities, and ensure the force is well trained, adaptable, and responsive," said Mark Escobar, SAIC DoD Agencies and Commands Group senior vice president. "With our experienced and talented staff, we bring an entire portfolio of capabilities to the Joint Staff and beyond in an integrated manner, consistent with the priorities the Chairman has set out in his vision for the force of 2020."

About SAIC

SAIC is a leading technology integrator providing full life-cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC's deep domain knowledge and customer relationships enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex government and commercial projects. SAIC's approximately 13,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. federal government, state/local, and global commercial markets, specializing in providing a broad range of higher-end, differentiated technical capabilities. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC has annual revenues of about $4 billion. For more information, visit www.saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

Certain statements in this announcement constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties and 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 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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