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SAIC Awarded NORAD-USNORTHCOM Advisory and Assistance Services (N2A2S) Contract


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Aug 22, 2006 - (SAN DIEGO, CA and MCLEAN, VA) - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that it was awarded a performance-based, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an $800 million ceiling to perform management, operational, and professional activities to support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). The contract will be carried out by SAIC’s Space and Geospatial Intelligence Business Unit and has a base period of one year with four one-year options.

Under this contract the SAIC team will continue its current efforts to assist in the development, execution and implementation of plans, programs, procedures, policy, and doctrine. The team will also provide training, analytical assessments and evaluations of complex issues to improve decision-making, management and administration of NORAD and USNORTHCOM processes in support of their respective missions.

“The SAIC N2A2S Team is extremely proud to be selected as an industry teammate in support of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM mission to ensure the security and defense of our homeland,” said William Ramey, Jr., SAIC manager of the Space and Information Solutions Division. “Our team is committed to helping NORAD and USNORTHCOM fulfill their requirements and to address their most complex and demanding issues.”

The Information Solutions Division of the Space and Geospatial Intelligence Business Unit, based in Colorado Springs, Colo., is responsible for program execution. SAIC leads a team of subcontractors in the Colorado Springs, Washington, DC, and NORAD regions.

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