SAIC Wins $45 Million Task Order to Support U.S. Customs and Border Protection Tactical Communications Modernization Program

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to modernize existing tactical communications systems used by law enforcement agents and officers protecting the Nation's borders.  The task order has a 24 month base period of performance and a total value of $45 million.  Work will be performed in Washington, DC; New Mexico; and Texas.  The task order was awarded under the DHS EAGLE contract.    

The goal of CBP's Tactical Communications Modernization Program is to upgrade Land Mobile Radio (LMR) communications capabilities for field personnel in 20 geographic focus areas across the United States.  Effective LMR communications are vital to officer safety in the field when conducting border patrol, customs inspection and air/marine operations.  Under this task order, SAIC will provide services and equipment to CBP in support of the modernization project within the El Paso, Texas, focus area.  The modernization work will include encryption technology to help ensure secure communications, Global Positioning System technology to track agent and officer location, and interoperable digital technology that will allow for greater coverage and user capacity. SAIC will also provide support in areas including engineering design and analysis; equipment configuration; systems installation, testing and evaluation; training; and field operations support services.  

"We are honored to support the CBP mission by providing a fully integrated LMR communications system that will serve as a critical lifeline for the agents and officers protecting the U.S. border," said Doug Wagoner, 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 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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