September 11, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) said it has been awarded a contract and initial delivery order with a first year value of more than $22 million by the U.S. Marine Corps to be the program support integrator for program to counter radio controlled improvised explosive devices.

The single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year ordering period with a total ceiling value of more than $120 million.

The initial delivery order has a one year base period of performance and a total value of more than $22 million. Work under the award will be performed as required throughout the U.S., Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, according to SAIC.

SAIC said the systems under development are vehicle-mounted, multiband radio frequency jammers designed to block enemy use of select radio frequencies and prevent the remote detonation of land mines.

The capability is needed by the Marines to protect maneuver elements and entry control points from radio controlled improvised explosive devices.

San Diego-based Science Applications International is a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company whose roughly 45,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. government civil agencies and various commercial markets.

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