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SAIC Awarded $95 Million Contract to Support the National Guard Bureau

Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:05pm EDT
Company to Provide Architectural Design and Engineering Services in Support of
Army and Air National Guard Structures, Roadways and Airfields





MCLEAN, Va. and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science
Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been
awarded a prime contract by the National Guard Bureau (NGB) to provide
architectural design and engineering services in support of military
structures, roadways and airfields. The multiple award indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a two year base period of
performance, three one-year options and a total contract ceiling of $95
million per awardee. Work will be performed at NGB installations (throughout
the United States and it's territories) as required, by SAIC's wholly owned
design-build subsidiary, The Benham Companies, LLC.


The NGB assigns federal missions and allocates resources to the Army National
Guard, maintaining 63 major installations and 3,360 armories, and the Air
National Guard, maintaining 87 bases, air stations and airfields. Under the
contract SAIC will provide design and engineering services for military
structures including aircraft hangars; maintenance, munitions and supply
shops; fire stations, security police and medical facilities; dining halls and
communications and electronic training facilities. SAIC will also support
roadway and military airfield pavements, and infrastructure improvements to
water, sewer, power and aircraft fuel distribution and storage systems. 


"SAIC's Benham subsidiary has supported the NGB with quality architectural
design and engineering services for the past five years. We look forward to
continuing our support of their vital mission," said J.T. Grumski, 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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