SAIC Selected for the Integrated Communications Services Contract by NASA

MCLEAN, Va., May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide managerial and technical expertise in support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) for corporate and mission communications needs, including local area network management at all NASA centers.  The cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract has a three-year base period, one two-year option; one three-year option; and a final two-year option period, with an additional indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) feature.  The base award of the contract is $340 million. The maximum potential value of this contract if all options are exercised, including the maximum IDIQ contract value, is $1.3 billion.

Under the contract, SAIC will provide services as required in areas including corporate and mission enterprise network services; center and associated component facility network services; infrastructure projects; contract management services; and unique services to the program, such as Russian IT services, Digital TV services, and national security systems.

"We look forward to continuing to develop and operate NASA's global communications network while supporting the implementation of the agency's I3P vision," said Doug Wagoner, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "SAIC's innovative approach will enable NASA, and the OCIO, to deliver reliable and secure IT services to support NASA's space missions and research for the Nation."

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 43,000 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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