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SAIC Awarded $41 Million Delivery Order by the U.S. Army Evaluation Center

--Company to Support Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Test Board (JTB) Functions

SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., March 23, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a delivery order by the U.S. Army Evaluation Center (AEC) to provide technical and business process support for planning, development and execution of Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Test Board (JTB) objectives. The delivery order has a one year base period of performance four one-year options and a total value of more than $41 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in Alexandria, Va., and Aberdeen, Md. The delivery order was awarded under the Evaluation Support for the U.S. AEC contract.

The IED - JTB focuses all Department of Defense (DoD) actions in support of the combatant commanders and their respective joint task force efforts to defeat IEDs as weapons of strategic influence. Under the contract, SAIC will provide information and analysis used by the government to assist in making decisions concerning counter-IED systems in war zones. SAIC will also provide information to the warfighter about the characteristics and function of deployed systems, and help maximize (through testing) the utility of counter-IED defeat initiatives throughout DoD.

"We look forward to supporting the AEC and the IED - JTB in the rapid testing of potential solutions to defeat IEDs, using fast-paced test and evaluation skills to help get solutions in the hands of our warfighters quickly," said Charles Zang, 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 45,000 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 $8.9 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2008. For more information, visit www.saic.com.

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    Contact: Melissa Koskovich                 Laura Luke
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