, SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN: Science Applications International Corporation announced today it won a follow-on contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., Office of Littoral and Mine Warfare. SAIC will provide software development, maintenance, fleet support, and training for mine warfare command and control software.
This single-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a total ceiling of $41 million and has a three-year period of performance. Work will be performed primarily in McLean, Va. and various concentrated fleet locations.
“This sole-source award is an important win for the company because it reflects the continued relationship between SAIC and the U.S. Navy,” said Tom Baybrook, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. “It migrates this powerful decision support tool to the Navy's FORCEnet concept, and supports the littoral mine warfare community's objective of an open business model.”
SAIC is a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets. With more than 44,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide, SAIC had annual revenues of $8.3 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.
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