U.S. Transportation Command Awards $18 Million Task Order To SAIC

MCLEAN, Va., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U. S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to support the Agile Transportation for the 21st Century (AT21) initiative by providing process and systems improvement and reengineering for business process management (BPM) development activities.  The task order has a six-month base period of performance, four one-year options, a six-month extension period, and a total value of more than $18 million, if all options and extensions are exercised. Work will be performed in O'Fallon, Ill., and Scott Air Force Base, Ill.  The task order was awarded under the Defense Information Systems Agency's ENCORE II contract.

USTRANSCOM provides air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense.  Its AT21 initiative is a strategic outcome from a 2005 Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration/Military Utility Assessment, and is designed to provide improved time-definite delivery and best-value transportation solutions to fully support combatant commanders' movement requirements.  Under this task order, SAIC will help manage the development of AT21 capabilities to meet warfighter movement requirements through improved on-time delivery.  SAIC will apply best business practices and configure the BPM tool, WebMethods, to standardize, automate, benchmark, and improve USTRANSCOM deployment and distribution business processes.

"For more than 20 years, SAIC has been supporting military deployment and distribution activities," said Tom Baybrook, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.  "We're looking forward to providing innovative and thoughtful options to help USTRANSCOM enhance their support to the warfighter."

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 $10.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009.  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, 2009, 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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