SAIC Awarded Contract by U.S. Army/Research Development and Engineering Command Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate

Published on Thursday, 05 July 2012 16:16 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

Company to Provide Vigilant Pursuit (VP) System Design, Production, Testing, Delivery, Spares, Training, and Field Service Representative Services in Support of the U.S. Army Multi-functional Teams (MfT)

MCLEAN, Va., July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army/Research Development and Engineering Command Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate to provide Vigilant Pursuit (VP) system design, production, testing, delivery, spares, new equipment training and field service representative services in support of the U.S. Army Multi-functional Teams (MfT).  The single-award firm-fixed price (FFP) contract has a one-year period of performance and a contract value of approximately $37 million.  Work will be performed primarily in Charleston, SC, Alexandria, Va., and Aberdeen, Md.

VP is the crew-served weapon of the MfT, who employ the system to provide multi-disciplined intelligence collection, exploitation, and analysis to generate actionable intelligence as well as time-sensitive detection, tracking and locating of key targets.  Under the contract, SAIC will provide VP system design, production, testing, delivery, spares, new equipment training and field service representative services in support of the MfT.  SAIC's work with VP will enable the MfT to deliver tactical commanders access to many theater and national intelligence capabilities through on-board sensors that provide precise, real-time data en route to an objective, while enabling pursuit and exploitation, precision maneuver and immediate triage/site exploitation during actions on the objective.

"We look forward to providing the U.S. Army a Vigilant Pursuit system that leverages a flexible, extensible and modular architecture, enabling multi-functional teams to execute their mission-essential tasks and support maneuver-element missions," said John Thomas, 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 40,000 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 approximately $10.6 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2012. For more information, visit http://www.saic.com/. SAIC: From Science to Solutions®

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