SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va. , Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science
Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been
awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering
Command Acquisition Center -- Natick Contracting Division. This
multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will support
the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). The contract has a one year base
period of performance, four one year options and a ceiling value of
The NHRC develops and delivers operational biomedical research solutions that enhance the health, safety, readiness and performance of our military forces. Under the contract SAIC will provide support to NHRC by conducting biomedical, epidemiological and clinical research to help prepare and protect our nation's Warfighters. SAIC will provide services in areas including medical modeling and simulation, warfighter performance, HIV/AIDS Prevention, behavioral sciences and epidemiology. SAIC will also perform research in deployment health, submarine and aerospace medical effects, environmental health effects and directed energy bioeffects.
"We look forward to continuing our 21 year relationship with NHRC by helping to support the medical readiness of the armed services," said John Ferriter , SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.
About SAIC
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
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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, 2008 , 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.
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