SAIC to lead team on distance-learning support

Science Applications International Corp. won a five-year, $65 million contract from the General Services Administration for distance-learning support for a key Defense Department training transformation initiative, the company said today.

An SAIC-led team will conduct research and develop, produce, integrate, test and deliver distance learning-based education and content for the U.S. military around the world for the Joint Knowledge Development and Delivery Capability program.

SAIC's team members include Camber Corp. of Huntsville, Ala.; Cornerstone Industry Inc. of Virginia Beach, Va.; Professional Solutions LLC of Alexandria, Va.; ThoughtLink Inc. of Vienna, Va.; EDO Corp. of Albany, N.Y.; and Dynamics Research Corp. of Waltham, Mass. SAIC will manage the contract from its offices in McLean, Va.

SAIC, a San Diego research and engineering company, is No. 5 on Washington Technology's 2004 Top 100 list of federal contractors, ranked according to their prime IT contracting revenue. The company employs 43,000 workers and had revenue of $6.7 billion for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2004.