SAIC Wins $42 Million Task Order to Support Environmental Protection Agency Data Centers

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide hosting services to the agency's National Computer Center.  The task order has a one-year base period of performance, five one-year options, and a total value of more than $42 million if all options are exercised.  Work will be performed in Washington, D.C.; Research Triangle Park, N.C.; and other EPA locations.  The task order was awarded under the Information Technology Services-Environmental Protection Agency II (ITS-EPA II) Blanket Purchase Agreement.

The applications hosted in the National Computer Center and other regional EPA data centers collect, process and disseminate large amounts of environmental data in a secure fashion.  These systems are used by a wide variety of stakeholders, including EPA researchers and enforcement personnel, state and local governments, and the public. Under this task order, SAIC will support the agency's efforts to increase service levels and improve cost efficiencies by providing a range of hosting services.  These will include server, storage, high-performance computing operations, facility management and disaster recovery services.

"SAIC has a long history of support to the EPA and understands the important role information technology infrastructure plays in support of the agency's mission to protect human health and safeguard the environment," said Doug Wagoner, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We look forward to providing environmentally friendly, cost efficient and agile data center services to EPA's programs."

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 45,000 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 $10.8 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. 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, 2010, 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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