Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Support New NIH Organization

Contract reinforces Corporation's growth in health arena

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)
announced today that the corporation received a single-award Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth up to $32 million over
5-years to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Lockheed Martin
will provide technical, scientific, management and administrative services for
NIH's Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (OPASI).
A newly-established organization, OPASI provides NIH and its constituents
with methods and information to manage their complex scientific portfolios in
the areas of emerging scientific opportunities or public health challenges.
Lockheed Martin will work side-by-side with NIH staff to design, develop and
maintain Web sites and databases; provide program evaluation and analysis;
manage projects; and formulate standards and policies.
"Lockheed Martin is familiar with the complexities of integrating
disparate information, programs and processes," said Douglas Ash, vice
president of Lockheed Martin Health Services and Solutions. "We are proud to
continue our support of NIH by helping to facilitate the integration of
resources and research."
Lockheed Martin currently supports NIH in many ways including supporting
the development, operation and maintenance of electronic records information
systems, providing qualified IT and scientific personnel and editing
biomedical thesauri.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000
people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9
billion.
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Shelia Collins of Lockheed Martin, +1-301-519-5896, shelia.collins@lmco.com