U.S. General Services Administration Awards Harris Corporation Alliant IT Services...

U.S. General Services Administration Awards Harris Corporation Alliant IT
Services Government-Wide Acquisition Contract

WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS),
an international communications and information technology company, has been
awarded a Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) by the U.S. General
Services Administration to provide integrated IT solutions that support
federal agency missions. This was a re-compete of the Alliant program that
was originally awarded in 2007. Harris is one of 59 companies to be awarded a
five-year base contract, which has an additional five-year option. The total
ceiling for the
10-year contract is $50 billion.

Under the contract, Harris will compete with the other companies to provide a
wide range of IT products and services to support federal agency needs in the
United States and overseas. The Harris solutions will be designed to meet
requirements for individual IT applications, general IT management, and
overall IT infrastructure needs.

"Harris is extremely qualified to support the Alliant contract because of our
legacy of innovation in providing IT services and our extensive experience in
performance-based contracting," said Cheryl Janey, president of Harris Civil
Programs. "We have successfully demonstrated these strong capabilities as the
prime contractor on major GWAC and IDIQ contracts with a wide range of
civilian, intelligence and defense agencies."

The company's extensive experience with U.S. government services contracts
includes developing and implementing major solutions for the FAA
Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) program, the National Reconnaissance
Office's Patriot program, the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) program as
well as holding key positions on major GWAC and IDIQ contracts such as
NETCENTS, EAGLE, ITES-2S, FirstSource and others.

The Harris Civil Programs business unit provides highly reliable, mission
critical communications and information processing systems that meet the most
demanding needs of customers in the U.S. civilian federal marketplace.
Customers include the FAA, Census Bureau, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Health and Human Services and the Government Printing Office.

About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of $5.4
billion and 16,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and
scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications(R) products, systems, and services. Additional information
about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect
management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future
performance and economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon
the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions
investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to differ
materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Statements about the expected value of the program to Harris are
forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties. Other factors that may
impact the company's results and forward-looking statement may be disclosed in
the company's filings with the SEC. Harris disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

SOURCE Harris Corporation

Marc Raimondi, Harris Corp. in Washington, D.C., +1-202-729-3723,
marc.raimondi@harris.com; or Sleighton Meyer, Harris Government Communications
Systems, +1-321-727-6514, sleighton.meyer@harris.com; or Jim Burke, Corporate
Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, jim.burke@harris.com