SAIC wins $110 million NASA contract

Science Applications International Corp. won a five-year, $110 million contract from NASA for technical services and support, the company said today.

SAIC's space, Earth and aviation sciences business unit will provide management, scientific and technical studies as well as risk and costs analyses to evaluate NASA programs. The company also will provide information management services, including Web-based systems, databases, reference documents and Web site development.

The contract supports NASA's Langley Research Center Science Support Office in Hampton, Va., and its Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

SAIC has supported NASA's science exploration programs for more than 30 years with assessments and studies, said Henry Pierce, senior vice president and general manager of the company's space, Earth and aviation sciences business unit.

SAIC's team of subcontractors includes Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc., Genex Systems LLC, Futron Corp., Global Science and Technology, Inc. and AZ Technology Inc.

Based in San Diego, SAIC is an employee-owned research and engineering company. It employs approximately 42,400 workers and had revenue of almost $7.2 billion for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2005. The company is No. 5 on Washington Technology's 2004 Top 100 list of federal prime contractors. The 2005 Top 100 list will be published May 9.