USSOCOM Posts Solicitation for Next Gen EMS Countermeasures Procurement
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USSOCOM Posts Solicitation for Next Gen EMS Countermeasures Procurement

U.S. Special Operations Command has begun seeking white papers from companies capable of developing new devices designed to deter and respond to electromagnetic threats.

In a notice posted on SAM.gov, USSOCOM said it seeks to develop, test, manufacture and deploy next-generation multimission electromagnetic countermeasures that will replace currently fielded ECM technologies systems beginning in fiscal year 2025.

USSOCOM is interested in technologies built to provide ground-based electronic attack, force protection, counter-unmanned aerial system and explosive ordnance disposal capabilities.

The command plans to award a follow-on production contract via an other transaction authority for the procurement effort. 

Interested companies have until Feb. 17 to respond to the solicitation notice.

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Doug Magee Joins Day & Zimmerman as President of Government Services Group
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Doug Magee Joins Day & Zimmerman as President of Government Services Group

Doug Magee has joined Day & Zimmerman, a construction and engineering, staffing and defense-focused company as president of its government services group, which includes the D&Z-owned Mason & Hanger and SOC businesses.

In this position, Magee will guide the mission support solutions unit in delivering architecture and engineering, global security, operations and maintenance and staffing assistance to both public and private sector customers, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based organization announced on Friday.

“I’m excited to join this great organization. The company has a strong reputation in the industry for mission assurance combined with a portfolio of capabilities that deliver value,” Magee commented.

Prior to joining D&Z, Magee served as an operating company president at Akima, a role in which he supervised and expanded enterprise activities in the areas of facilities maintenance, base operations support and multi-functional logistics including transportation, equipment upkeep and supply services.

The executive has held various business development and operations positions with organizations such as DynCorp International, Kaseman, Michael Baker International and Comprehensive Health Services.

During his time in these roles, Magee led business development, multi-functional logistics and contingency initiatives while driving expansion through organic and acquisitive growth.

Toward the beginning of his career, Magee held positions at Kellogg and Brown and Root, now known as KBR.

Magee has experience working both within and outside of the continental U.S. to provide federal clients with services spanning security, training, logistics, facilities, staffing and construction.

Throughout his time in the contracting industry, he has supported many government agencies, including the Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, NASA and multiple military branches, among others.

Before entering the private sector, Magee served as a transportation officer in the Army for four years.

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CISA, DHS S&T Directorate to Develop Analytics Ecosystem for Cybersecurity
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CISA, DHS S&T Directorate to Develop Analytics Ecosystem for Cybersecurity

The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have launched a project that seeks to establish a next-generation analytics ecosystem to counter evolving cyberthreats and defend infrastructure from cyberattacks.

The S&T directorate will lead the CISA Advanced Analytics Platform for Machine Learning project, which will provide CISA users with a multicloud collaborative research environment to use analytic techniques across various cyber data sources to improve decision-making and situational awareness in support of cyber and infrastructure security missions.

CISA and S&T expect CAP-M to host experimentation when it comes to the analysis and correlation of data to facilitate response to cyberthreats as well as share lessons learned with government, academic and industry partners.

According to the CISA-released fact sheet, the directorate’s research plan for the CAP-M project is composed of ecosystem, tools and tradecraft and automation of the machine learning loop.

“Fully realized, CAP-M will feature a multi-cloud environment and multiple data structures, a logical data warehouse to facilitate access across CISA data sets, and a production-like environment to enable realistic testing of vendor solutions,” the fact sheet reads.

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US-UK Team Demos Joint AI Toolbox for Military Use
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US-UK Team Demos Joint AI Toolbox for Military Use

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.K.’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory have jointly demonstrated an artificial intelligence toolbox during two military exercises to showcase the use of integrated AI technologies in various defense applications.

A joint AI Taskforce first deployed the toolbox at the Project Convergence 22 experiment held at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in California. At the event, the toolbox exhibited its capability to draw together data from autonomous platforms, label data, train and retain algorithms deployed on high-performance computers to deliver mission-specific AI, Dstl said Thursday.

The task force took the lessons learned from the first exercise to apply the AI toolbox to a new operational environment as part of the Dstl Hydra project’s Integrated Concept Evaluation trials held at the Salisbury Plain Training Area in Wiltshire, U.K.

During the trials, the team showed that the joint AI platform can provide rapid updates to AI deployed onto autonomous systems by ingesting new data sources.

“The joint AI Toolbox, with its ability to adapt and deliver AI for different joint military missions is critical. AI flexibility and speed is key to moving us towards this goal,” said Lee Seversky, U.S. AI Toolbox lead.

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Milancy Harris, Russell Rumbaugh, Agnes Schaefer Officially Assume Roles at Pentagon
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Milancy Harris, Russell Rumbaugh, Agnes Schaefer Officially Assume Roles at Pentagon

Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, press secretary at the Department of Defense, announced Thursday that nominees Milancy Harris, Russell Rumbaugh and Agnes Schaefer were sworn into their new positions at DOD.

Harris, formerly deputy assistant secretary for irregular warfare and counterterrorism at DOD, took oath as deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security.

Harris was nominated to the role in May 2022. She was part of the Intelligence Community Agency Review Team during the Biden-Harris transition and served as an analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Rumbaugh, previously a systems director for the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at the Aerospace Corp., was sworn in as assistant secretary of the Navy for finance, financial management and comptroller nine months after being nominated to the position.

He is a former U.S. Army infantry officer who held analyst roles at the Senate Budget Committee, the office of the secretary of defense and the CIA.

Schaefer, a senior political scientist at global policy think tank RAND, was sworn in as the assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserve affairs. She was nominated to the position at the service branch in December 2021.

She previously served as associate director of RAND’s International Security and Defense Policy Center.

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CISA’s Jen Easterly: Tech Companies Should Deploy Software Offerings That Are “Secure by Design”
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CISA’s Jen Easterly: Tech Companies Should Deploy Software Offerings That Are “Secure by Design”

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the current technology ecosystem has “become really unsafe” and tech companies should ensure that software offerings they release to market are free of vulnerabilities that can be exploited by threat actors, Yahoo Finance reported Friday.

She told the media property in an interview that companies should develop products that are “secure by design” and equip their software offerings come with default security settings.

Easterly also called on chief executives to adopt good corporate cyber responsibilities.

“Cyber is a social good,” the CISA director stated.

“It’s about societal resilience. And my last message is that we need to fundamentally change the relationship between government and industry,” she added.

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USMC to Move Forward With Medium-Range Intercept Capability Prototype Development
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USMC to Move Forward With Medium-Range Intercept Capability Prototype Development

The U.S. Marine Corps Milestone Decision Authority has approved the next-stage development of its prototype system designed to counter cruise missile threats, Breaking Defense reported Thursday.

Based in some capacity on Israel’s Iron Dome interceptors, the Medium-Range Intercept Capability will undergo a certifying process and a quick reaction assessment to inform fielding of the air defense technology in early fiscal year 2025.

“A series of activities will take place during fiscal 2023, culminating with a quick reaction assessment… for the MRIC prototype, under the Middle Tier Acquisition Rapid Prototyping framework,” said Barbara Hamby, a spokesperson for the USMC Program Executive Officer Land Systems.

The decision to move forward with the MRIC development follows the conclusion of a series of three trials, including a live-fire test of the mobile launcher at the White Sands facility in New Mexico.

MRIC’s ability to continuously launch the Iron Dome interceptors to defend against adversarial missiles was showcased in the demonstration.

The MRIC prototype uses an air surveillance system, a common aviation command and control system and a mini battle management control system.

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L3Harris to Aid in Ukraine Assistance Under $40M DOD Contract; Luke Savoie Quoted
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L3Harris to Aid in Ukraine Assistance Under $40M DOD Contract; Luke Savoie Quoted

L3Harris has won a $40 million contract from the Department of Defense to supply 14 Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment multi-purpose weapons systems in support of Ukrainian defense activities.

The portable VAMPIRE systems ordered by the DOD are designed to deliver critical defense assets to aid the nation in impeding attacks on civilian infrastructure, L3Harris announced from Melbourne, Florida on Friday.

Luke Savoie, president of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at L3Harris, highlighted the efforts the company has made to ensure the timely production of the VAMPIRE kits.

“We’re committed to supporting a U.S. strategic partner with a robust capability, as the people of Ukraine continue to defend their country and protect their independence,” he emphasized.

Under the award, L3Harris is expected to equip U.S. government-provided vehicles with VAMPIRE kits for agile combat support to Ukraine.

Four of the systems are to be delivered by mid-2023, while the remaining 10 will be ready by the end of the year.

The VAMPIRE’s mission management platform incorporates a WESCAM MX-10 RSTA targeting sensor with its weapons station, which allows operators to swiftly and accurately engage targets.

Chosen specifically for use in Ukraine, the Advanced Precision Kill System rocket delivers increased lethality for engaging small or soft targets when coupled with L3Harris’ proximity fuse.

The VAMPIRE prototype was submitted to the DOD in April 2022 and was selected in August as part of the department’s $3 billion security assistance package under the Ukraine Security Assistance program.

Who Are Southwest Valley Constructors Leaders And Executives?
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Who Are Southwest Valley Constructors Leaders And Executives?

Southwest Valley Constructors Co. is a large-scale construction company for the local, state, and federal government. The company has built key infrastructure along the Southern border wall between the United States and Mexico. Take a look at Southwest Valley Constructors’ leaders and executives.

About Southwest Valley Constructors Co.

About Southwest Valley Constructors Co.

Southwest Valley Constructors Co. is a construction company specializing in industrial buildings and warehouses. Founded in 2017, the company is responsible for building walls in sections of the border wall along Texas, California, and Arizona. Between 2019-2021, Southwest Valley Constructors has earned a recorded $2.7 billion worth of government contracts.

Who is Southwest Valley Constructors’ owner?

Southwest Valley Constructors is a subsidiary of Kiewit Infrastructure West. With affiliation to Kiewit Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, the company has worked in the industrial, mining, oil, gas, & chemical, power, transportation, water, and building sectors for the United States government.

Where is Southwest Valley Constructors headquarters?

Southwest Valley Constructors headquarters is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with offices in Colorado, Arizona, and Delaware. The company has secured contracts for federal agencies such as the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Southwest Valley Constructors Executive Team

The executive team of Southwest Valley Constructors has years of trusted experience in construction, civil engineering, and management. They manage employees across the United States, working with numerous contractors and subcontractors. Here is the Southwest Valley Constructors executive team.

Gray D. Kite, President

Gray Kite, President [CEO of Southwest Valley Constructors]

Gray D. Kite has served as the President of Southwest Valley Constructors since 2017. He oversees company operations, formulates business objectives and strategies, and manages construction projects’ overall performance and progress.

Aside from serving as President, Kite works as the Vice President of Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. and Senior Vice President of Kiewit New Mexico Co. Previously, he worked with Amotia and Associated General Contractors of America.

Scott L. Cassels, Director

Scott Cassels, Director

As the Director of Southwest Valley Constructors, Scott L. Cassels manages the company’s completion timeline, budget, and expectations. He is responsible for delegating tasks to employees, contractors, and subcontractors in each construction phase until completion.

As part of Kiewit Corporation, Cassels has assumed executive leadership positions in various companies and subsidiaries, such as Kiewit Infrastructure South Co., Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., and Kiewit Mining Group Inc.

Keith Sasich, Executive Vice President

Keith Sasich, Executive Vice President

As the Executive Vice President of Southwest Valley Constructors Co., Keith Sasich is responsible for achieving the company’s financial objectives, operations, customer relations, business opportunities, and revenue goals.

Aside from holding office at Southwest Valley Constructors Co., Sasich has served different leadership roles for Kiewit Corporation and its subsidiaries, such as President and District Manager at Kiewit Texas Construction and Corporate Vice President.

Dave Freeman, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dave Freeman, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dave Freeman is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southwest Valley Constructors Co. He oversees the budget allocation and financial strategies, forecasts revenue projections, analyzes needs for revenue streams, and maximizes cash flow.

Before assuming office as CFO and Vice President of Southwest Valley Constructors Co., Freeman started his career as a division controller at Kiewit Corporation in 2001. Since then, he has worked in executive leadership positions for the company and its subsidiaries.

Other notable figures in the Southwest Valley Constructors executive team include

  • Stan Driver, Vice President
  • Shane Petersen, Vice President
  • Darron Rolle, Vice President
  • Michael Norton, Secretary
  • Stephen Tomas, Treasurer

Southwest Valley Constructors Leadership Team

Southwest Valley Constructors employs a small team of experts for its government contracting projects. Together with the company’s executives, they handle different construction projects for the U.S. government. Here’s the list of Southwest Valley Constructors’ leadership team.

  • Christopher Riggin, Estimator
  • Josue Julian, Foreman and Plant Operator
  • Wyatt Shillingstad, Civil Superintendent
  • Samantha Cardenas, Renewables Indirect Lead Estimator
  • Jeremiah Pontel, Maintenance Superintendent
  • Nikolas Hunter, Operations Manager
  • Omar Marquez, Quality Superintendent
  • Pamela Spurvey, Survey Manager
  • Jim Osborn, Equipment Superintendent

Specializing in Large-Scale Construction for the Federal Government

About Southwest Valley Constructors

Southwest Valley Constructors leaders and executives work with the federal government to provide world-class infrastructure for the United States. Since 2017, the company has won several government contracts and awards, most notably for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

 

What Are the Top SAIC Government Contracts?
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What Are the Top SAIC Government Contracts?

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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is an American IT services provider helping its customers modernize, integrate, and train across cyber, land, air, space, sea, and land domains. Having been awarded prime contract positions for creating technology solutions for major U.S. government national security agencies, the company attributes a large share of its revenue to federal contracting.

Know the top SAIC government contracts here!

1. SAIC To Provide Support for the U.S. Army’s DEVCOM AvMC and S3I Directorate

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  • Year: April 2021
  • Contracting activity: U.S Army
  • Contract value: $4.4 billion (total)
  • Contract type: Cost plus fixed fee ($800 million contract)
  • Contract duration: 4 years for the $800 million contract; 8 years with a 6-month extension for the $3.6 billion contract

In April 2021, SAIC won two related contracts from the U.S. Army, that require the company’s support for the U.S. Army’s S3I Directorate (Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering, and Integration) and  Development Command, Aviation & Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC).

The $800 million single-award contract has a potential five years, where the Armed Services’ branches and program offices will receive various modeling and simulation support through experimentation, training, and model-based systems engineering. The work will be performed at different sites in Redstone Arsenal (Alabama), the Pacific Warfare Center (Hawaii), and Schriever Air Force Base (Colorado).

A longer contract with a funding of over $3.6 billion runs a maximum period of 8 years and six months, where SAIC is expected to continue providing engineering services, including trainers, systems testing, and using real combat hardware with simulations and modeling for the system’s real-life performance improvement. On top of the work, SAIC will also support the life cycle for AvMC HWIL techniques to develop and test embedded systems.

2. U.S. Army Contracts SAIC for Its Software Development and Maintenance Services

U.S. Army's Software Development and Maintenance Services Contract, $2.9 billion

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  • Year: June 2020
  • Contracting activity: U.S Army
  • Contract value: $2.9 billion
  • Contract type:
  • Contract duration: Potential of 5 years

In June 2020, SAIC secured a $2.9 billion contract award from the U.S. Army. SAIC has partnered with small teams, including Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc., to provide integration, mission engineering, software development and life cycle support services. The applications included in the task order are surveillance, air and ballistic missile defense, fire support, interoperability, close combat, manned and unmanned aviation, command, intelligence, automatic test equipment, and control and communications.

This contract is a continuation of SAIC’s successful work on the previously awarded Battlefield Systems Engineering Services (BSES) contract, ensuring that technology lifecycle requirements are met to fulfill the Army’s goals. 

3. U.S. Department of State Awards Vanguard 2, Task Order 2.2.1 to SAIC

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  • Year: February 2011
  • Contracting activity: U.S. Department of State
  • Contract value: $2.5 billion
  • Contract type: Single award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract (IDIQ)
  • Contract duration: Maximum of 10 years (1-year base period with nine one-year options)

In February 2011, SAIC secured a lucrative contract award worth $2.5 billion from the State Department to build, secure, operate, and maintain the agency’s IT network infrastructure. This included other services such as antivirus engineering, encryption, telephony, and more. SAIC served as the leader of the Vanguard 2 program, composed of 13 small businesses and 13 large companies, including AT&T, Northrop Grumman, IBM Corp, and Verizon.

The Vanguard II contract provides the State Department with its various IT needs, including the following:

  • Ensuring smooth operations in its IT acquisitions
  • Creating cost savings and operational efficiencies
  • Maximizing its performance-based contracting
  • Enhancing the agency’s accountability and transparency

4. U.S. Department of Justice Selects SAIC and Amentjum Joint Venture for the Asset Forfeiture Administrative Support Services Contract

Department of Justice's Asset Forfeiture Administrative Support Services Contract $1.3 billion; Department of Justice's contract vehicles

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  • Year: March 2020
  • Contracting activity: U.S. Department of Justice
  • Contract value: $1.3 billion (maximum value)
  • Contract type: Single-award, IDIQ
  • Contract duration: 6 months base period with six one-year options

In March 2020, the U.S. Justice Department selected Forfeiture Support Associates (FSA), the joint venture of Amentum and SAIC, as prime contractors for the agency’s Asset Forfeiture Administrative Support Services contract.

Under the $1.3 billion contract award, the JV provided support services to 14 participating agencies, including the FBI and DEA. FSA has been selected as a prime contractor for the third time supporting DOJ’s law enforcement components.

The Asset Forfeiture Program’s goal is to discourage criminal activities and reduce wrongdoings, with over 32 labor categories from financial analysis and legal support to record examination.

5. U.S. Navy Awards Mark 48 Torpedoes Support Contract to SAIC

U.S. Navy's Mark 48 Torpedoes Support Contract, $1.1 billion; SAIC government contracts

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  • Year: November 2021
  • Contracting activity: The Naval Sea Systems Command
  • Contract value: $1.1 billion
  • Contract type: Firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract
  • Contract duration: 12 years (until 2033)

In November 2021, SAIC won a $123 million contract award with a ceiling value of $1.1 billion from the U.S. Navy. Under the Mark 48 Torpedoes contract, SAIC will provide support services and equipment to the Navy’s Mark 48 Mod 7 heavyweight afterbody/tail cones and war shot fuel tank torpedo. This includes the coolant system, fuel delivery system, and afterbody shell. Mark 48 is one of the U.S. Navy’s preeminent submarine-launched torpedo units deployed since 1972.

Under the contract, Taiwan and Australia will receive deliveries under foreign military sales. The work is expected to finish by July 2025. However, the expected completion date will be January 2033  if all options are exercised.

6. The U.S. Army Awards Its Software Management Services Contract to SAIC

U.S Army's Software Management Services contract, SAIC federal government contracts

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  • Year: November 2022
  • Contracting activity: U.S. Army
  • Contract value: $757 million
  • Contract type: Single-award

In November 2022, SAIC received a contract award with a ceiling value of $757 million from the U.S. Army. Under the single-award software management services contract, the IT firm will render management and software development services for the U.S. Army Enterprise Service Desk (AESD). SAIC will develop an n IT enterprise management platform for the U.S. Army.

The new platform is better, replaces the existing legacy systems, and modernizes the user experience. The contract also requires SAIC to add a software-as-a-service (Saas) functionality and to utilize ServiceNow to transfer legacy IT service management systems to a modern IT Service Management platform. SAIC will provide solutions for customer support, video teleconference, computing, voice messaging, and more.

7. GSA Selects SAIC to Deliver IT Support Services Through a Family of Contracts

SAIC to Deliver IT Support Services Through GSA ASTRO Contracts, SAIC's optionally manned systems robotics and platforms contract access

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  • Year: 2022
  • Contracting activity: General Services Administration
  • Contract type: Multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
  • Contract duration: 10 years

In January 2022, SAIC was selected for prime contract positions for the GSA’s prime contracts. These positions allow SAIC to work on 10 ASTRO pools involving different scopes of work, including ground, maritime, data operations, research, etc. The multi-award, IDIQ contract has no ceiling value and will run for years.

The ASTRO family of contract awards provide contract access to SAIC to support the Defense Department and other federal government agencies through services related to robotic platforms, manned, and uncrewed and optionally crewed platforms. This initiative enables SAIC to leverage its track record of experience and technical expertise in delivering various services.

FAQs

What Is SAIC Known For?

SAIC is a Reston-based Fortune 500 company delivering digital transformation to the nation. It is an American government service provider and technology company with 98% of its customers from the government and other defense agencies. SAIC continues to expand its presence in the government contracting services intelligence industries through a series of company acquisitions, including Unisys, Scitor Holdings, and Engility.

Who Does SAIC Serve?

SAIC provides services to the following:

  • Defense: SAIC provides services to the Defense Department and warfighters through complex systems engineering, enterprise IT, digital engineering, and data analytics to improve their mission-oriented solutions for several initiatives.
  • Federal civilian agencies: SAIC serves civilian agencies and commercial customers by delivering complex modernization, preparedness, and public service missions. It protects the country and economy through constructive training, IT, advanced analytics, and cloud and cyber solutions.
  • Health services: SAIC aims to advance healthcare systems through artificial intelligence, primarily by improving healthcare access, delivering medical breakthroughs, and enhancing the overall well-being of the country’s citizens.
  • Contracts and schedules: GSA has multiple ongoing IDIQ contract vehicles from the U.S. Army, Department of Homeland Security, GSA, and NASA.

About SAIC

SAIC has been transforming the government and the nation through innovative solutions and technology since its operations started. With proven technical expertise and unique government knowledge, SAIC has established itself as a top U.S. government contractor. During the fiscal years 2015 to 2017, the company reported 95% of its revenues came from prime contract positions from the government.

 

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