SAN DIEGO , and MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) announced today that it has won a new single-award contract from the General Services Administration to upgrade air traffic control radio systems for the U.S. Air Force.
The initial phase of contract performance will be performed on a time-and-
materials basis, while later phases will be firm-fixed-price. The contract
has a one-year base period, four one-year options and a ceiling value of more
than
SAIC will provide engineering services to include recommending new radios and hardware, and procuring and installing equipment as required. The contract will allow the Air Force to completely upgrade its air traffic control radio systems with new technology that will help improve overall system availability and reduce long-term maintenance costs. Work will be performed primarily in San Diego , with installations at USAF locations worldwide.
"The Air Force air traffic control radio upgrade is a very important contract, further establishing SAIC as a leading systems integrator for the transformation and modernization of legacy air traffic control hardware," said Jim Cuff , SAIC business unit general manager.
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 engineers and scientists solve
complex technical challenges requiring innovative solutions for customers'
mission-critical functions. SAIC had annual revenues of
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