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SAIC Awarded $32 Million Task Order to Support Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic

Company to Provide Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Training Support to the Tactical Command and Control (C2) Division

MCLEAN, Va. and SAN DIEGO, Oct 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it has been awarded a task order by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic to support the Tactical Command and Control (C2) Division by providing counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) training services. The task order has a three year period of performance and a total value of more than $32 million. Work will be performed primarily at Camp LeJeune, N.C.; Camp Pendleton, Twentynine Palms, and Bridgeport, Calif. The task order was awarded under the U.S. Navy's SeaPort-e contract.

SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic provides full-service systems engineering and acquisition to rapidly deploy capabilities to warfighters. Under the task order, SAIC will support the center's C2 division by providing C-IED tactical training support. SAIC will also help instruct deploying Marines, and provide logistical and documentation support to the division's evaluation and assessment team, and the U.S. Marine Corps' (USMC) Training and Education Command, and Engineer Training and Education Center of Excellence.

"We look forward to continuing our support of SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic and the USMC as they provide counter IED detection, training, and education to help protect our men and women in uniform," said Deborah James, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500^®( )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 U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $10.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. For more information, visit www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions^®

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, 2009, 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.

    Contact:  Melissa Koskovich               Laura Luke
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