CSC Receives $226 Million Task Order From U.S. Army for Engineering and Technical...

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Mon May 11, 2009 8:00am EDT

CSC Receives $226 Million Task Order From U.S. Army for Engineering and
Technical Support Services

 
FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced
today that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a task order to provide
systems engineering, technical and program support for the Project Manager,
Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems (PM DCATS). The task
order was awarded under the Strategic Services Sourcing contract vehicle
originally awarded to CSC in March 2006, and has a one-year base period and
two one-year options, bringing the estimated total three-year task order value
to $226 million. This task order was awarded to CSC during the company's
fourth quarter fiscal year 2009. 

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PM DCATS provides the Department of Defense with communications transmission
systems such as satellite, wireless, fiber optic and microwave.

Under the terms of the task order, CSC will provide a broad range of support
services, including project and technical management; research, design and
development; systems engineering; and training. CSC will support a range of PM
DCATS projects at various locations worldwide, such as the continental United
States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Germany and Korea. 

"CSC is pleased to extend our long-standing partnership with PM DCATS by
supporting its expanding role to provide communications solutions to the
Department of Defense, combatant commanders and various government agencies,"
said Austin Yerks, president of CSC's North American Public Sector Defense
Group. "CSC supports a broad range of PM DCATS projects, providing cost
effective solutions and optimal responsiveness."

Teaming with CSC is General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, of Newton, N.C.

About CSC
CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services
through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions &
Services, Global Outsourcing Services and the North American Public Sector.
CSC's advanced capabilities include systems design and integration,
information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software
development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management
consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 92,000
employees and reported revenue of $17.1 billion for the 12 months ended Jan.
2, 2009. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.



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