SAIC Awarded $60 Million Task Order by U.S. Navy to Support Tomahawk Weapon System
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SAIC Awarded $60 Million Task Order by U.S. Navy to Support Tomahawk Weapon
System
Company to Provide Wide Range of Technical Support Services
MCLEAN, Va. and SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it
has been awarded a task order by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to
support the Tomahawk Weapons System Program. The task order has a one-year
base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total value of more
than $60 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed
primarily at Patuxent River, Md. The task order was awarded under the U.S.
Navy's SeaPort-e contract.
Under the task order, SAIC will provide technical support services to NAVAIR
Program Management Air (PMA) 280, which is responsible for delivering the
Tomahawk cruise missile to the U.S. Navy. The Tomahawk provides critical, long
range, precision strike missions against high value or heavily defended
targets. Under the task order, SAIC will provide services in areas including
systems engineering, configuration management, safety, simulation, advance
concepts, and test and evaluation.
"SAIC has supported the Tomahawk program through multiple generations of
technology and is pleased to continue supporting this critical weapon system
program in its evolving mission," said John Fratamico, 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 $10.1 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.
Contact:
Melissa Koskovich Laura Luke
(703) 676-6762 (703) 676-6533
melissa.l.koskovich@saic.com laura.luke@saic.com
SOURCE SAIC
Melissa Koskovich, +1-703-676-6762, melissa.l.koskovich@saic.com, or Laura
Luke, +1-703-676-6533, laura.luke@saic.com, both of SAIC
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