SAIC wins $250M USAF CAAS contract

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- San Diego-based Science Applications International Corp. said last week it has won a new U.S. Air Force CAAS III contract.

The company said in a statement Thursday that it had received a new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract, from the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va.

"SAIC will compete for task orders under the contract, titled ACC Contracted Advisory and Assistance Services -- CAAS -- III. The contract has a one-year base period and four one-year options, and a ceiling value of $250 million," the company said.

"SAIC will provide services as required under three general categories: management and professional services; studies, analyses and evaluations; and engineering and technical services. Work may be performed at U.S. and international locations throughout ACC," SAIC said.

"We are extremely pleased to be one of the prime large business contractors on CAAS III, and look forward to continuing our support of ACC," said Beverly Seay, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "As an incumbent on the ACC CAAS contracts since 1996, we are committed to performance excellence in support of our ACC customers."

SAIC describes itself as "a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets."

"With more than 44,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide, SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical challenges requiring innovative solutions for customers' mission-critical functions. SAIC had annual revenues of $8.3 billion for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2007," the company said.