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General Dynamics Awarded $46 Million U.S. Navy Contract to Provide Education and Training Services

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to provide education and training products and support services to the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC). Awarded by the Navy’s Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC) Norfolk Contracting Department, Philadelphia Office, the contract has an initial award value of $8.8 million and a total potential value of $46.3 million over five years if all options are exercised.

Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide technical support for training programs to the Navy and other Department of Defense (DoD) agencies that use NETPDTC. General Dynamics will also provide support for training requirements, including printed materials, interactive multimedia instruction (IMI), video services, interactive electronic technical manuals, electronic classrooms, distance learning, process mapping, simulation, and gaming and needs assessments.

“The NETPDTC delivers the knowledge necessary to satisfy fleet performance requirements that will improve fleet readiness of sailors and Marines,” said Ken Slaght, vice president and general manager Navy Systems Maritime Systems Sector for General Dynamics Information Technology. “General Dynamics will provide learning tools and technical expertise that enable service members to develop to their fullest potential, both professionally and personally.”

The General Dynamics-led team includes AT&T Government Solutions, Inc., Vienna, Va.; C2 Technologies, Vienna, Va.; Corsair Engineering, Kirkland, Wash.; Global Business Solutions, Inc., Pensacola, Fla.; Intelligent Decisions Systems, Inc., Centreville, Va.; John C. Bucelato, LLC, Yorktown, Va.; Logistics Services International, Jacksonville, Fla.; MYMIC LLC, Portsmouth, Va.; Savannah State University, Savannah, Ga.; and University of West Florida, Pensacola, Fla.

NETPDTC, sponsored and directed by the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) in Pensacola, Fla., provides the U.S. Navy with quality products and services to support and enhance education, training, career development and personnel advancement. General Dynamics has supported NETPDTC in its mission since 1992.

As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civilian government and commercial sectors. With more than 15,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 84,600 people worldwide and anticipates 2008 revenues of approximately $29.5 billion. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.

September 30, 2008
Contact: Mark Meudt
Tel: (703) 246-0525
Email: Mark.Meudt@gdit.com