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SAIC
Awarded Contract to Support EPA Climate Change
Division
SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va.,
Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science
Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI)
announced today that it was awarded an
indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to
provide the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Office of Air and Radiation, Climate Change
Division with technical and outreach support
services for domestic and global climate change
programs.
The contract has a
one-year base period of performance, four one-year
options and a total ceiling value of $27 million if
the customer exercises all options. SAIC was one of
six companies awarded the contract, and was the
only non-incumbent selected.
SAIC will perform tasks as
required on this contract including: climate
science impacts and adaptation, economic analysis,
emissions modeling, atmospheric modeling,
international capacity building, technology
evaluation, energy markets assessment, Web
development, software and systems development,
program support, outreach, meeting logistics and
program evaluation. After many years of climate
change-related support to the EPA, this contract
represents SAIC's first prime contract for the
Climate Change Division.
"Global climate change
looms as a critical environmental issue," said
Michael Mondshine, SAIC program manager. "The EPA
is at the forefront of the rapidly evolving U.S.
approach to tackling global climate change, and
SAIC is pleased to bring its cutting-edge
capabilities to this effort."
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 $8.3 billion for its fiscal year
ended January 31, 2007.
SAIC: FROM SCIENCE TO
SOLUTIONS(R)
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, 2007, and such other
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.
SOURCE SAIC
CONTACT: Melissa
Koskovich, McLean SAIC,
+1-703-676-6762,
koskovichm@saic.com or Ron
Zollars, San Diego SAIC,
+1-858-826-7896,
zollarsr@saic.com
Web site:
http://www.saic.com
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