SAIC Awarded Contract By National Institutes of Health -- MCLEAN, Va., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MCLEAN, Va., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced it was awarded a prime contract by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to provide information technology (IT) support services to the NHLBI's Information Technology and Applications Center (ITAC). The multiple-award blanket procurement agreement (BPA) has a five-year base period of performance and a total contract value of $184 million for all awardees. Work will be performed primarily in Bethesda, Md. and the Washington-Metropolitan area. ITAC directs and implements a broad range of business, research, and clinical informatics programs in support of the biomedical research mission of the NHLBI and articulates the NHLBI IT strategic plan, forecasts future needs, and sets and implements NHLBI IT policies and procedures. Under the contract SAIC will provide IT support services that are central to management of NHLBI's research mission. As a part of the BPA, SAIC competed for and won three task orders valued at $18 million to assist the NHLBI by implementing new software and technology, enabling business process improvements and automation, maintaining web sites and databases, and modernizing its grants management program. SAIC is one of five contractors eligible to compete for task orders under the contract. "We are pleased to support the NHLBI by helping to modernize and automate its systems, enabling the institute to achieve its mission to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals," said Steve Comber , SAIC senior vice president and group general manager. About SAIC SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The Company's approximately 40,000 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 selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of approximately $11.2 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2013. For more information, visit www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions® Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2013, and other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. RELATED LINKS http://www.saic.com