Science Applications Wins $12 Million Air Force Contract
The single-award contract has a one year base period of performance, three one-year options and a total value of more than $12 million if all options are exercised.
According to SAID, "AFNETOPS manages and secures all AF network operations, providing the warfighting structure to fly and fight in cyberspace, and ensuring coherency, responsiveness, and agility of network defense against increasingly numerous and sophisticated adversaries."
Under the contract, SAIC will provide management and analytical support in areas including command and control, developing and implementing tools and procedures for cyber defense and attack operations, and incorporating support and exploitation capabilities and functions.
San Diego-based Science Applications International is a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company whose roughly 45,000 employees serve customers in the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and various commercial markets.
The company posted annual revenues of $8.9 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2008.
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