SAIC given Marine support task order

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- SAIC received a U.S. General Services Administration task order to support the U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command with logistics services.

The task order has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year option periods and a total value of more than $35 million if all options are exercised.

Work by Science Applications International Corp. will be performed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Camp Pendleton, Calif.

The task order was awarded under GSA's Logistics Worldwide Multiple Award Schedule 874 V, which assists federal agencies in procuring comprehensive logistics solutions.

Under the task order, SAIC will help support MARSOC by providing logistics services in areas including operations, materiel management, supply administration, warehouse operations and transportation management, including embarkation and motor transport operations.

The company will provide maintenance support in areas such as management, communications-electronics, motor transport, engineering, ordnance and facilities management.

"We look forward to providing quality support to MARSOC, as it works to meet the operational logistics needs of its deployed Marines," said Jim Thigpen, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.