SAIC Awarded $24 Million Task Order from the U.S. Army

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SAN DIEGO andMCLEAN, Va., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Army to support the Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) inAlexandria, Va. This two-year task order has a contract value of more than $24 million and was awarded under the Geospatial Research, Integration, Development and Support (GRIDS) contract. Work will be performed inAlexandria andSuffolk, Va.,Honolulu, Hawaii,Tampa, Fla.,Germany and South Korea.

TEC's mission is to provide the warfighter with superior knowledge of the operational environment and to support the nation's civil and environmental initiatives. This mission is accomplished through research, development, and the application of expertise in the topographic and related sciences. Under the contract, SAIC will support TEC's mission by engineering and developing software, and providing systems engineering and field support.

"We have supported the Army at the TEC for the past five years. We look forward to continuing to provide quality engineering and support services that will help TEC accomplish its vital mission," said John Fratamico, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.

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SAIC is a FORTUNE 500(R) 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 44,000 employees serve customers in the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. SAIC had annual revenues of $8.9 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2008. For more information, visit www.saic.com.

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SAIC Awarded $24 Million Task Order from the U.S. Army