From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Aug 1 21:37:01 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 17:37:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for 8/1/2007 Message-ID: <20070801173652.O1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 1 August 2007 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for 8/1/2007 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3571 --- CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 948-07 FOR RELEASE AT August 01, 2007 Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 CONTRACTS AIR FORCE Spectrum Comm Inc., Hampton, Va., DP Technology Services Inc., Hampton, Va., Micro Technology LLC, Vienna, Va., MacAulay-Brown Inc., Dayton, Ohio, Science Application International Corp., Hampton, Va., TASC Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp., Andover, Mass., is being awarded a indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity with fixed-price & cost reimbursable contract for $400,000,000. The Contract Advisory and Assistance Services (CAAS) contract shall serve as a vehicle to provide broad technical and analytical services, to support and improve policy development, management and administration and to improve the operation of systems. CAAS shall be used to complement the Government's technical expertise in accomplishing its mission. Outputs may take the form information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, training and services to complement the Government's technical expertise. The nature of this work will, at times, demand the contractor be capable of quick response to deadlines. The required contractor support shall fall into one of the following categories: 1) Management and Professional Services, 2) Studies, Analyses, and Evaluations, 3) Engineering and Technical Services.This modification definitizes the F-22 multi-year aircraft advanced buy, Economic Ordering Quantity and Full Rate Production contract (sixty aircraft, Lots 7, 8 and 9). At this time, $40,000 has been obligated. Solicitations began December 2006 and negotiations were complete July 2007. This work will be complete August 2013. For questions please call (757) 225-1852. Headquarters Air Combat Command Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Langley Air Force Base, Va., is the contracting activity (FA4890-07-D-0001, FA4890-07-D-0002, FA4890-07-D-0003, FA4890-07-D-0004, FA4890-07-D-0005, FA4890-07-D-0006, FA4890-07-D-0007, and FA4890-07-D-0008). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Aug 3 11:03:57 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 07:03:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC buys Oklahoma engineering company Message-ID: <20070803070351.W1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 3 August 2007 ; Washington Technology SAIC buys Oklahoma engineering company http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/31138-1.html --- By David Hubler Science Applications International Corp. has completed the acquisition of Benham Investment Holdings LLC, an engineering and life-cycle technology firm, and its subsidiaries. The companies did not disclose the terms of the acquisition. Benham of Oklahoma City, Okla., offers consulting and engineering services, including expertise in energy management, alternative fuels, software development and integration and advanced visualization and communication systems. Lance Benham, who was company president, will remain as senior vice president and will be in charge of strategic business development and shepherding the integration of his company with SAIC. Benham has about 800 employees in Oklahoma City, Norman and Tulsa, Okla.; St. Louis; St. Paul, Minn.; and Detroit. SAIC of San Diego ranks No. 5 [1] on Washington Technology's 2007 Top 100 [2] list of the largest federal government prime contractors. --- [1] http://www.washingtontechnology.com/top-100/2007/5.html [2] http://www.washingtontechnology.com/top-100/2007/ From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Aug 6 11:29:35 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 07:29:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Election 2007 | Port challengers point fingers Message-ID: <20070806072926.W1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 August 2007 ; The Seattle Times Election 2007 | Port challengers point fingers http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003823401_portseattwo06m.htmlT --- By Bob Young Seattle Times staff reporter The last time Seattle Port Commissioner Bob Edwards ran for re-election he faced token opposition. But this year five challengers have lined up to try to take Edwards' seat -- all blaming him for problems at the Port when they're not taking shots at each other. Gael Tarleton, the best-financed challenger to Edwards in the Aug. 21 primary, criticizes Edwards for "lackadaisical leadership" and promoting a "culture of secrecy" at the Port. Tarleton, who works at the University of Washington's Office of Global Affairs, says the Port has lost public trust because of recent controversies over a proposed $340,000 severance package for former Port CEO Mic Dinsmore, and over Port police sending sexually explicit e-mails. "My number one goal is to reform the Port so voters regain trust," said Tarleton, who also has worked as a Pentagon intelligence expert on Russia and a vice president for SAIC, a federal contractor specializing in national security. She's been endorsed by King County Democrats, the political arm of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Conservation Voters. She's also far ahead of other candidates in fundraising, with $99,000 in contributions, according to the most recent campaign-finance reports -- double what two-term incumbent Edwards had raised. But two of her rivals, Jack Block Jr. and Thom McCann, say Tarleton's credentials compromise her ability to act as a reformer. SAIC has a troubling record as one of the federal government's largest contractors, Block and McCann contend, and the company had $7 million in security contracts with the Port of Seattle between 2002 and 2004. Tarleton has received at least 32 campaign contributions from current or former SAIC employees and their relatives, totaling $16,650. She also owns stock in SAIC; she won't say exactly how much. Pointing to a recent Vanity Fair article by Pulitzer Prize-winners Donald Barlett and James Steele, Block and McCann note that SAIC has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the federal government, paid settlements for overcharging the government, and SAIC personnel played an important part in making the pre-war case that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. Tarleton said she'll recuse herself from any decisions regarding SAIC contracts with the Port. She also said the Vanity Fair story doesn't reflect her experience at SAIC, which she left in 2002, after focusing on Russian trade and disaster preparedness. "Nothing ever made me think I was part of a company not doing business properly." Block is a third-generation Seattle longshoreman and has worked at the Port 28 years. A crane operator, he is the son of a former longtime Port commissioner. He's running on his expertise in seaport operations, and he maintains the Port's main focus should be on providing jobs and economic growth through transportation. "I'm the only candidate with actual experience in the transportation industry," he said. Block said he would not have a conflict of interest because he doesn't work directly for the Port or its tenants. But if elected, he said, he would transfer to Tacoma to eliminate any ethics questions. McCann, an investor, is the former owner of a restaurant, Charlie's at Shilshole, displaced by the Port's renovations at its Shilshole Bay Marina. He said that gave him firsthand insights about questionable business practices at the Port and has driven him to run for office for the first time. Edwards, a former Renton City Council member, is campaigning on his record of expanding cargo- and cruise-ship business at the Port and supporting the Port's efforts to clean up Elliott Bay. Two other candidates are running: Wen Wu Lee, a flight attendant who also ran for a Port seat in 2005, and The-Anh Nguyen, a city recreation attendant. Neither one is raising campaign contributions. The Municipal League of King County rated Lee and Nguyen "not qualified" for the commission. The league rated Block and Tarleton "outstanding," and Edwards and McCann "good." The Port of Seattle is a countywide agency that runs Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and owns the cargo terminals on Elliott Bay. The five Port commissioners serve four-year terms and are paid $6,000 a year to oversee policy and hire a chief executive. Two seats are up for election this year. The candidates seeking commission Position 2 differ on some key issues. McCann says the Port should eliminate its property-tax levy, which costs the average King County homeowner roughly $100 a year. Most ports don't receive such a subsidy and the Port of Seattle wouldn't need one if it did a better job negotiating contracts with its cargo- and cruise-ship tenants, McCann said. Edwards disagrees, saying the levy is crucial for financing debt on construction projects and paying for environmental cleanup efforts. Block and Tarleton hold similar views on the levy. Unlike other candidates, Edwards supports a proposal by Dinsmore to have the Port take ownership of Boeing Field from King County. Edwards is also the only one who backs a plan to move cruise ships from Terminal 30, south of Safeco Field, to the North Bay area between Magnolia and Queen Anne. The Port also would develop 57 acres of vacant land in North Bay, mostly for office and research buildings. Block, McCann and Tarleton all say North Bay should be reserved for industrial use. On ethics, Edwards' challengers say the Port Commission needs to meet less often in closed "executive" sessions, which are routinely scheduled for the beginning and end of the twice-monthly commission meetings. Edwards defends the closed meetings. For example, he said, the commission was in the process of replacing the retiring Dinsmore last year and is allowed to conduct personnel matters, such as evaluating Dinsmore and potential successors, in private. As for recent controversies, Edwards blames Port staff members, saying "some people working for us have not been as careful as they should have been." Edwards said last October that Dinsmore had done a "tremendous" job and voted to give him a 6 percent raise. Now, in the aftermath of the flap over Dinsmore's severance pay -- which Dinsmore and Commissioner Pat Davis pushed for -- Edwards says the former CEO owes the commission a public apology. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Aug 6 20:55:53 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:55:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC SKYBUS 30K Granted FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certificate Message-ID: <20070806165548.L1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 August 2007 ; CNN Money SAIC SKYBUS 30K Granted FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certificate http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NEM02506082007-1.htm --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation announced today that its SKYBUS 30K Airship, an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), was recently granted a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) U.S. Experimental Airworthiness Certificate for Unmanned Airships. As lead system integrator under contract to Naval Air Systems Command, SAIC worked with Telford Aviation Services of Bangor, Maine, to develop and test the prototype at the Loring Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Center in Limestone, Maine. The prototype SKYBUS 30K, with its 30,000 cubic-foot volume, is the initial testing and demonstration platform for a series of large airships. The SKYBUS 30K has a 300 pound payload and can serve as a platform to carry sensors used for a variety of security and intelligence operations including border patrol, port security, survivor search, wildlife management and sports event monitoring. The airframe is resilient to damage and includes a Lighter Than Air Unmanned Aerial System (LTA-UAS); ground control station for mission planning, flight monitoring, and in-flight profile amendment; and a mobile mooring system that allows the SKYBUS 30K to launch from confined or unimproved sites. The SKYBUS can loiter for 30 to 40 hours, can travel up to 35 knots, and has faint visual, radar, infrared, and acoustic signatures. Other program team members include: Aerospace Innovations, responsible for Lighter Than Air (LTA) systems control; DRS - Unmanned Technologies, responsible for vehicle flight controls; Lindstrand USA, responsible for the vehicle primary envelop and flight structure; and Loring Development Activity, which served as the program's flight test facility. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 9 00:31:15 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 20:31:15 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for 8/9/2007 Message-ID: <20070808203100.N1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 8 August 2007 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for 8/9/2007 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3576 --- CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 981-07 FOR RELEASE AT August 08, 2007 Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 CONTRACTS [...] NAVY Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $100,738,144 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a combination cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-award-fee/firm-fixed-price pricing arrangement for In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) and Networks Integration Engineering Facility (NIEF) support.The support includes a range of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) programs for shipboard, shore, air and Foreign Military Sales at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego (SSC San Diego). The work entails management, engineering, technical, logistics, integration and fabrication, and installation support for non-integrated installations. The ISEA work involves C4I programs; the NIEF work involves support services for C4I systems such as: Internal Shipboard Networking System, Automated Digital Network System, Naval Tactical Command Support System, Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange, Submarine Local Area Network, and OCONUS (Outside the Continental U.S.) Navy Enterprise Network. This one-year contract includes four, one-year options, which if exercised, would bring the potential cumulative value of this contract to $473,430,958. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and work is expected to be completed August 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited on an unrestricted basis via the Federal Business Opportunities web site and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems E-commerce web site, with one offer received. SSC San Diego is the contracting activity (N66001-07-D-0029). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Aug 13 10:45:46 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:45:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Students help build high-tech weapon development center Message-ID: <20070813064531.B1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 10 August 2007 ; El Paso Times Students help build high-tech weapon development center http://www.elpasotimes.com/breakingnews/ci_6587156 --- By Chris Roberts Two dozen Western Technical College students are installing about 120,000 feet of high-performance cable in two remodeled Fort Bliss buildings that will serve as the Army's nerve center for developing cutting-edge weapons and communications systems. Faced with tight deadlines and knowing they had willing partners at the college, officials at the post struck a deal to select students to help build the $6.5 million Future Combat Systems testing and evaluation center. FCS includes new communication technology and a series of vehicles and weapons that not only can be used offensively, but also provide a wide range of electronic surveillance and scouting capabilities. "We're building the network from the ground up into the structure," said Ranier Alpert, senior systems analyst for SAIC, a lead FCS contractor, adding that the wiring network will be able to transmit huge amounts and multiple types of data at high speeds. "There are going to be nothing but high-end simulators here." The project is expected to be finished by mid-September. Simulators connected to the network will be create virtual prototypes of vehicles and weapons systems and also will be used to develop tactics, techniques and procedures for using the new equipment. It will be possible to run battlefield simulations with participants anywhere in the world, but particularly on the Fort Bliss ranges where the Army Evaluation Task Force will be be working with the actual first-run equipment. "We will have global connectivity into this facility from a variety of networks," said John Diem, chief of the Army's Future Force Integration Directorate Simulation Branch. "It establishes a cutting-edge facility with new technology and with simulators that are the next generation." As the simulations reveal problems or strengths, the new equipment can be redesigned, Alpert said. And feed back from soldiers in combat zones using the first spinouts also will be used at the center to adjust designs on the fly, he said. Students are learning to work with delicate high-performance cable, which must be carefully installed. It has limits on how tight it can turn and other requirements that must be met for it to function properly. Contractors and college instructors supervise the work. "They are learning to run it, test it, troubleshoot it," said Rik Villarreal, the college's program director for micro-computer technology. Frank Silva, 20, from El Paso, is one of those students. "It will definitely be at the top of my resume," said Silva, who added that the pay is good. "I'll be very happy saying I was a part of it, that it was successful and that it's going to help out the Army later on." Lt. Col. Christopher Prather, whose family has lived in southern New Mexico for decades, is the Future Force Integration Directorate operations officer. "It's El Paso helping with the future of the country," he said. "The community is building this." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Aug 13 10:47:20 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:47:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Breaks Ground on New Facility at WestGate @ Crane Technology Park in Indiana Message-ID: <20070813064706.H1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 10 August 2007 ; Expansion Management SAIC Breaks Ground on New Facility at WestGate @ Crane Technology Park in Indiana http://expansionmanagement.com/smo/articleviewer/default.asp?cmd=articledetail&articleid=18933 --- CRANE, Ind. -- The Fortune 500 defense company represents one of the largest civilian contractors for the nearby $2 billion Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane). WestGate @ Crane Development Co. recently broke ground on a new $4 million facility for Science Applications International Corp in the WestGate @ Crane Technology Park. The Fortune 500 defense company represents one of the largest civilian contractors for the nearby $2 billion Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC). SAIC will add approximately 75 new jobs to its current high-tech workforce in south central Indiana. The WestGate @ Crane Technology Park developers also broke ground during the announcement for an additional 16,800 square feet of high-tech office facility that will serve as a business incubator and accelerator for startup companies or existing companies engaging in defense-related business with NSWC Crane. The developers are currently involved in negotiations with three companies to locate in the facility and provide defense-related services to Crane, initially adding 25-50 new employees. The WestGate @ Crane Development Co. is expected to invest more than $35 million of private equity over the next 24 months for initial design and construction of the tech park. "As the tech park grows, we have every reason to believe that it will become a nationally recognized asset that adds real value for the defense community," said Dale Ankrom, a WCDC partner. "The WestGate's location directly outside of Crane will enable high-tech commercial operations to work closely with federal engineers and scientists on the base." SAIC will occupy the new 37,800 square foot, two-story facility in the second quarter of 2008. SAIC's current Bloomfield operations provides engineering, logistics, information technology, and programmatic support across many Crane organizations. "SAIC is proud to have such a strong presence in the state of Indiana, and be an integral part of Team Crane and the southwestern Indiana community," said Tom Baybrook, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Naval and Maritime Solutions business unit. An economic powerhouse in south-central Indiana and the U.S. Navy's third-largest physical base, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane) contributes more than $1.7 million a day into the Indiana economy. Additionally, NSWC Crane annually contracts out an additional $700 million in services beyond the borders of the state. As it comes online with new buildings, research and development facilities, and high-tech secure warehouses later this year, the WestGate Technology Park is ideally situated to bring more of that potential back into Indiana. As the third largest employer in Southern Indiana, NSWC Crane employs approximately 5,000 scientists, engineers and technical professionals from three states and 40 Indiana counties. "Given its location next to NSWC Crane, the WestGate Technology Park is in an ideal location to develop synergies with on-base research and development operations," said Ankrom. Certified as the state's only three-county Certified Technology Park by the Indiana Economic Development Corp., the WestGate is a natural marketplace for defense contractors currently providing technical support and research and development services to the base. Currently EG&G, a subsidiary of the $2 billion URS Corp., is already located in the park. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Aug 13 20:58:10 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:58:10 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Biosurveillance, Intelligence and Bugs Message-ID: <20070813165803.T1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 August 2007 ; Washington Post (Blog) Biosurveillance, Intelligence and Bugs http://blog.washingtonpost.com/government-inc/2007/08/biosurveillance_intelligence_a_1.html --- The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has decided to investigate the creation of the National Biosurveillance Integration System at the Department of Homeland Security. The operation was mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 10 [1]. Its mission (PDF) [2] is to "to provide early detection and situational awareness of biological events of potential national consequence by acquiring, integrating, analyzing, and disseminating existing human, animal, plant, and environmental biosurveillance system data into a common operating picture," according to the DHS. The idea for the biosurveillance shop was apparently proposed in a study by Science Applications International Corp. When DHS decided to follow up and outsource the operation, SAIC won the contract. In an Aug. 7 letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, the committee seems quite focused on the procurement angle. Among other things, it asks for details about the request for proposal, the companies that responded and the process used to selected SAIC. The committee is also asking for a small mountain of details about the government side of the organization, including the names of all senior managers, pay grades and such. Hard not to wonder what they think they're going after. But things have not gone as smoothly as they could have at the nascent operation, at least according to a brief analysis in the House Homeland Security Committee's Annual Report Card (PDF) [3]. According to the letter to Chertoff, folks from the Senate Energy and Commerce Committee sought answers during a May meeting with Acting Director Kimothy Smith. But he "refused to answer certain questions regarding the contract support for NBIS." DHS Spokesman Russ Knocke said in an email that "the House letter is that it is completely disingenuous." "Dr. Smith was there to brief on a different topic and when their questions about NBIS were raised, he very clearly and respectfully stated that he was not prepared to answer their questions at the time, but that we would be glad to get the committee the information it had requested. For two months following the hearing the department sought guidance from the committee on what it specifically wanted to know. The committee did not respond. This has the hallmark political motivation." A report by the DHS inspector general is scheduled to come out on Tuesday. --- [1] http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/hspd-10.html [2] http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/mgmt/e300-prep-nbis2008.pdf [3] http://homeland.house.gov/SiteDocuments/20070413143439-12273.pdf From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Aug 14 01:51:04 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:51:04 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Leadership problems, understaffing plague DHS program Message-ID: <20070813215012.X1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 August 2007 ; Federal Times Leadership problems, understaffing plague DHS program http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=2965550 --- By ELISE CASTELLI The government's bio-protection program is falling short of its goals because it does not have consistent leadership or enough staff, the Homeland Security Department's Inspector General has found. The lack of leadership on the government's end means the contractor assisting the government in implementing information technology to identify and track biological threats has not received "adequate guidance, requirements input or data sources to delivery a fully functioning system," the IG wrote in a July report released Monday. "As such, the contractor may not fulfill [a National Bio-Surveillance Integration System] capability and schedule requirements, which potentially could result in cost increases to the program," according to the report. Homeland Security has shifted responsibility for the program among department offices twice since the program began in 2004. The department also struggles to secure the government staff and office space needed to support and oversee the program, according to the report. As a result of the lack of guidance and input from the federal government, the contractor, Science Applications International Corp., has not been able to build a test system, the IG reported. SAIC "has relied on its own in-house specialists to draft functional requirements," according to the report. SAIC was awarded a $14.3 million task order in 2006, under the department's Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge (EAGLE) Solutions procurement, an agencywide IT contract. That award is being questioned by Congress. Last week, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff about the program. The letter was also signed by the chairman of the commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, Bart Stupak, D-Mich. In the Aug. 7 letter, the congressmen requested a copy of a study SAIC prepared to homeland security that was the impetus for the bio-surveillance system, which will create a single system to detect and track biological threats to people, plants and animals, such as anthrax, pandemic influenza or e-coli. The lawmakers also asked for the department to provide the request for proposals and the responses of SAIC and any other bidders for the project. Evaluation criteria, the final contract, status reports and invoices were also requested. The deadline for Homeland Security's response is Aug. 24. Homeland Security concurred with the findings and recommendations of the IG report. In a June 26 letter, Jeffrey Range, acting assistant secretary for Health Affairs, said the department's 2008 budget proposal requested additional staff and is enacting a program plan with set requirements and milestones. The department is also reaching out to stakeholders to gather adequate information to develop the surveillance system. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 21:44:56 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:44:56 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for 8/30/2007 Message-ID: <20070830174446.O1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 30 August 2007 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for 8/30/2007 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3594 --- CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 1061-07 FOR RELEASE AT August 30, 2007 Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY [...] Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, N.J., is being awarded a $500,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery, and indefinite quantity contract for maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies contract. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and other Federal Civilian Agencies. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The original proposal was web solicited with 7 responses. This contract is exercising 2nd one-year option. Date of performance completion is August 30, 2008. Contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM500-04-D-BP24). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 21:47:44 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:47:44 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Border Patrol Agents Seize Cocaine from Bus Message-ID: <20070830174736.N1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 30 August 2007 ; KGBT 4 (Rio Grande Valley) Border Patrol Agents Seize Cocaine from Bus http://www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=6928744&nav=menu90_3 --- LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo North Station, seized cocaine worth more than 11-million dollars on Saturday morning. Agents assigned to the Laredo North Stations' IH-35 Border Patrol Traffic Checkpoint had an El Conejo commercial bus approach the checkpoint at approximately 4 a.m. A service canine unit made an initial free air sniff and alerted to the possibility of hidden persons or narcotics on the bus. As is routine, the bus was sent to the secondary area for a more complete search. Agents searched the vehicle further, where they found cocaine inside the engine compartment, above the right rear tire. The drugs were separated into 14 packages and hidden inside a sports bag. The cocaine, with a total weight of 366 lbs, has a street value of more than 11.7 million dollars. A further check of the bus with the VACIS or Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System, was negative. The driver, identified only as a 25 year old Laredo man, the bus, and the cocaine were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 21:49:29 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:49:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC wins $473m Navy contract Message-ID: <20070830174923.S1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 16 August 2007 ; Washington Technology SAIC wins $473m Navy contract http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/31216-1.html --- Science Applications International Corp. will provide a range of technical support services at the San Diego facility of the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract has a one-year base and four one-year options with a total value of more than $473 million if all options are exercised. Under the award, SAIC will provide management, engineering, technical, logistics, integration and fabrication, and non-integrated installation support. The work involves support for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems, including the Internal Shipboard Networking System, Automated Digital Network System, Naval Tactical Command Support System, Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange, Submarine Local Area Network, and the Navy Enterprise Network Outside the Continental United States. SAIC of San Diego ranks No. 5 on Washington Technology's Top 100 list of the largest federal government prime contractors. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 21:51:06 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:51:06 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Schedules Second Quarter FY2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call for Thursday, September 6, 2007 Message-ID: <20070830175055.R1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 22 August 2007 ; CNN Money SAIC Schedules Second Quarter FY2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call for Thursday, September 6, 2007 http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/CLW06622082007-1.htm --- SAN DIEGO and McLEAN, Va., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAIC, Inc. will issue its second quarter Fiscal Year 2008 earnings press release after close of market Thursday, September 6, 2007. Management will discuss the second quarter's financial results in a conference call beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern. Participating in the conference call will be SAIC's Chairman and CEO Ken Dahlberg and Executive Vice President and CFO Mark Sopp. Interested parties may listen to the conference call by dialing (888) 238-4246 (U.S./Canada) or 1 (706) 758-4835 (International/Local) and entering passcode 12705584. The conference call will be Webcast simultaneously to the public through a link on the Investor Relations section of the SAIC Web site (http://investors.saic.com). A replay of the conference call will be available by telephone beginning on Thursday, September 6, 2007, shortly after the conclusion of the conference call through September 20, 2007 by dialing (800) 642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or 1 (706) 645-9291 and entering passcode number 12705584. In addition, a replay of the Webcast will be available on the SAIC Web site approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call. SAIC is a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets. With more than 44,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide, SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical challenges requiring innovative solutions for customers' mission-critical functions. SAIC had annual revenues of $8.3 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2007. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 22:00:33 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:00:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Is US Army ordering robot spy blimp? Message-ID: <20070830180015.L1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 23 August 2007 ; The Register Is US Army ordering robot spy blimp? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/23/droid_airship_peeper_purchase/ --- The US Army seems to be moving to acquire a robotic spy blimp, able to float high in the sky for lengthy periods and monitor activities on the ground below. According to a routine Pentagon summary [1] dated yesterday, Telford Aviation of Dothan, Alabama was awarded an $11,195,164 contract for "operational support for Medium Airborne Reconnaissance Surveillance Systems." The contract was awarded by the US Army's Communications-Electronics Command. Telford Aviation is a company which provides leased aircraft, maintenance and parts to the civilian market. It's central operations are based in Maine: but it also has a "Government Programs" arm based in Dothan, Alabama. The Telford Government Programs office webpage [2] has a section titled "Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)," under which it says: "Today Telford Aviation provides all operational support for a 30,000 cubic foot airship and is part of a research and development team developing a 80,000 cubic foot airship designed for counter terrorism, port security and border patrol. Telford Aviation expects to build and operate this system within the near future." The 30,000-cubic-foot ship is presumably the unmanned Skybus 30K, whose consortium of producers is headed by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), the well-connected behemoth government tech provider. The Skybus 30K is described as a "testing and demonstration platform for a series of large airships," and was developed by SAIC and Telford at the Loring UAS Test Centre in Maine under a Navy contract. It was given an experimental FAA airworthines certificate last month. [3] SAIC says that the Skybus "can loiter for 30 to 40 hours, can travel up to 35 knots, and has faint visual, radar, infrared, and acoustic signatures." The Loring Development Activity, the business park operating on the old Loring airforce base, says [4] that the Skybus "has the potential to support military surveillance operations." Putting all this together, it seems clear that the US Army's "Medium Airborne Reconnaissance Surveillance Systems" - not a term it normally uses - will be robot spy airships intended for ground surveillance. The US Army already operates tethered aerostat balloons [5] for this purpose, and has previously trialled [6] manned blimps. But now it appears to be moving forward with self-propelled robot aircraft. One might hope that the Army's interest is in spying on Iraqi insurgents and Taliban gunmen, using cheap-to-run airships which can lurk in the sky for days on end above the range of handheld anti-aircraft missiles. The manned airship in the 2004 trials was said to be able to comfortably exceed 10,000 feet if required, which would keep it safe from shoulder-launched missiles even if they could lock on to its feeble signatures. "The airship platform can provide a clear and detailed view of the activity on the streets below and yet stay out of the range of many weapon systems," according to a contractor involved in that trial. "The military could fly a controlled, quiet orbit over an area like Fallujah, day or night, and be able to locate insurgents placing explosive devices or setting up ambushes," added another. But other US government customers could fly a nice quiet orbit over other areas closer to home, too. SAIC thinks its baby would be good for "a variety of security and intelligence operations including border patrol, port security, survivor search, wildlife management and sports event monitoring." Of course, a blimp isn't all that different from police helicopters or - if you're very important to the Yanks - spy satellites, that we're all quite used to being watched by. If we live in Southwest Asia, we're also quite accustomed to a variety of robot planes too. But it costs like crazy to monitor people from above with most of those - especiually for any sustained period - and in many cases a target will know that the spy platform is there. (Even secret spy satellites are often tracked by enthusiastic amateurs.) Robo-blimps, by contrast, should be cheap, persistent and quiet, very hard to notice at night, and thus could bring with them an explosion in aerial spying activity. Analysts have been predicting their advent for some time. It appears that the day may be here. --- [1] http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3587 [2] http://www.telfordaviation.com/?area=government_programs [3] http://investors.saic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=193857&p=NewsArticle&id=1036757 [4] http://www.loring.org/Profile/loring_business.html [5] http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/the-usas-raid-program-small-aerostats-big-surveillance-time-02779/#more [6] http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2004/10/mil-041005-arnews01.htm From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 22:01:45 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:01:45 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Begins Privatized Management of DOD Chemicals, Petroleum, Oils, Lubricants Message-ID: <20070830180123.J1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 23 August 2007 ; CNN Money SAIC Begins Privatized Management of DOD Chemicals, Petroleum, Oils, Lubricants http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NETH01823082007-1.htm --- SAN DIEGO and McLEAN, Va., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation has begun work on supply chain management of chemicals and packaged petroleum, oils and lubricants (POLs) for the Department of Defense under a firm-fixed-price indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year base term, one five- year option period and a ceiling value of $6.2 billion if the customer exercises all options. The single-award contract with the Defense Supply Center - Richmond, Va., was originally awarded May 2, 2007, but a protest was lodged. SAIC was informed August 15, 2007 that SAIC's work on the contract could continue following a decision by Government Accountability Office denying the protest. "I am pleased that we are able to execute on this important win for DSCR," said Jim Cuff, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Logistics and Engineering Solutions Business Unit. "Our ability to proceed with the contract reaffirms SAIC's credentials to provide increased value and support to the Defense Logistics Agency and the warfighter." SAIC will provide services previously covered by DLA, including comprehensive management of chemicals and POLs to include demand forecasting, order processing, procurement, inventory management, quality control, environmental compliance, hazardous materials management, storage, packaging, worldwide distribution, obsolescence management, data management and customer support services. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 22:03:36 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:03:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Wins GSA Alliant IDIQ Contract Message-ID: <20070830180330.T1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 23 August 2007 ; CNN Money SAIC Wins GSA Alliant IDIQ Contract http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NETH07223082007-1.htm --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation has been awarded a prime contract on the Alliant Government-wide Acquisition Contract (Alliant) from the General Services Administration (GSA). Alliant is a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with a total of 29 prime contract awardees. Alliant has a base term of five years, one five-year option period, and a total ceiling value for all awardees of $50 billion if all options are exercised. It supports a wide variety of contract types including fixed- price, cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, among others. The Alliant scope of work includes all components of an integrated information technology (IT) solution, including current and future technologies which may emerge during the life cycle of the contract. "SAIC is pleased to have this opportunity to continue providing high- quality solutions and services in support of the U.S. Government's vital IT needs. This was an enterprise-wide effort that relied on all SAIC's capabilities," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ken Dahlberg. Dianne Tolliver, senior vice president and Alliant program manager added, "We have been working closely with GSA over the past 15 years and look forward to continuing this strong working relationship through Alliant. The GSA Alliant contract offers government agencies great flexibility in selecting contractors to accomplish state-of-the-art IT systems solutions." [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 22:04:51 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:04:51 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Verizon Business and SAIC Team to Provide Fiber-to-the-Desktop Solutions Message-ID: <20070830180440.F1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 27 August 2007 ; CNN Money Verizon Business and SAIC Team to Provide Fiber-to-the-Desktop Solutions http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NEM01227082007-1.htm --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Government and corporate customers operating in campus settings will be able to offer converged services at faster speeds using a new fiber-to-the-desktop solution delivered cooperatively by Verizon Business and Science Applications International Corporation . Verizon Business and SAIC will draw upon their joint integration and communications expertise to identify information technology infrastructure (ITI) modernization opportunities and implement solutions for federal agencies and large businesses operating in a campus environment. The new converged solution combines Verizon's single fiber passive optical network technology with SAIC's system and technical service integration capabilities. By implementing a fiber-to-the-desktop infrastructure, it is anticipated that information technology (IT) directors at medium- and large-scale businesses and government agencies will be able to deliver cost-effective, fully-converged voice, video and data network services, while also providing increased bandwidth speed and reductions in IT-related power consumption. "This solution can operate on both a broadband passive optical network and a gigabit passive optical network, which provides room for future growth in the Gigabit and Terabit ranges on the desktop," said Jeff McGaughey, SAIC IT modernization division manager. "No active electronics, repeaters or other equipment are needed to boost the signal for seven miles. The agreement will enable SAIC to work with Verizon Business to be among the leaders in the industry as the companies modernize ITI and keep pace with demand for fully converged services." Edward Hill, director of operations for Verizon Business' Federal Network Systems in Columbia, Md., said: "The performance benefits of fiber-to-the- desktop are a must-see for anyone looking to modernize their facilities. The research, development and delivery of this new solution continues to extend Verizon's fiber-optic leadership for the benefit of our business and government customers." Verizon Business is an industry leader in providing fiber optic services and in helping government and business customers shift to IP-based products and services. The company combines one of the world's largest wholly-owned IP networks with an unsurpassed portfolio of enterprise wireline and wireless devices, services and solutions. With its extensive global network and comprehensive portfolio of services, Verizon Business can provide federal agencies with one-stop shopping for their communications or connectivity needs. The company has built the next- generation services that are helping to transform the way government customers -- and their constituents -- do business. [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 22:06:36 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:06:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC gets Eagle task from ICE Message-ID: <20070830180627.F1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 28 August 2007 ; Washington Technology SAIC gets Eagle task from ICE http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/31312-1.html --- By Alice Lipowicz Science Applications International Corp. has won a task order worth as much as $85 million over three years to provide information technology operations and maintenance support to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau. SAIC won the task order through the Homeland Security Department's Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions program, a government-wide acquisition contract launched a year ago. Under the task order, SAIC will support more than 19,000 agents at 550 sites for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau. The new task order will provide ICE with comprehensive IT support services that include local area network administration, hardware and software maintenance, help desk, directory and messaging services and network and security operations, SAIC said. "This key award provides an additional SAIC service offering to ICE, and will allow us to expand our Integrated Services Management Center capabilities to DHS," said Randy Cash, SAIC senior vice president and manager of the enterprise solutions business unit. SAIC of San Diego ranks No. 5 on Washington Technology's 2007 Top 100 list of the largest federal government prime contractors. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 22:08:40 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:08:40 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Science Applications Wins EPA Contract Message-ID: <20070830180832.O1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 August 2007 ; Forbes (AP) Science Applications Wins EPA Contract http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/29/ap4064061.html --- SAN DIEGO -- Science Applications International Corp., a government technology services provider, said Wednesday its been awarded one of six contracts by the climate change division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The contract has a term of one year with four one-year renewable options, and is worth up to $27 million. Under the terms of the deal, SAIC (NYSE: SAI) will perform various tasks including economic analysis, emissions and atmospheric modeling and technology evaluation. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 22:11:24 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:11:24 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for 8/29/2007 Message-ID: <20070830181114.K1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 August 2007 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for 8/29/2007 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3593 --- CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 1056-07 FOR RELEASE AT August 29, 2007 Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 CONTRACTS AIR FORCE [...] Science Applications International Corp. is being awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for $45,880,470. This action provides for Consolidated Logistics Advisory and Assistance Services Support (CLASS) will serve as a vehicle to provide in the areas of technical and analytical tools; support and improve policy development, management and administration; and improve the operation of systems supporting the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) mission. The CLASS contract will also support several phase of planning, programming, sustainment, and implementation cycles of various government's technical expertise in accomplishing its mission. The mission is SMC/LG is to sustain and improve space weapon systems. This is accomplished by providing logistical support to various space organizations such as, but not limited to Air Force Satellite Control Network, Space Lift Range Systems, Global Positioning Systems, Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, Military Satellite Communication, and Space Based Infrared System. The CLASS contract will also add in providing support to the assigned Systems Support Managers and System Programs Directors in meeting life-cycle performance and cost requirements in support of the Air Force Space Command and Air Force Weather Agency mission. At this time, no funds have been obligated. For more information please call (719) 556-2469.SMC SLG/PK, 1050 East Stewart Avenue, Bldg 2025, Peterson AFB, CO 80914-1005 is the contracting activity (FA8823-07-D-0003). From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 22:12:26 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:12:26 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] NASA Awards SAIC $205.9M Option Message-ID: <20070830181216.I1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 August 2007 ; Forbes (AP) NASA Awards SAIC $205.9M Option http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/29/ap4066396.html --- WASHINGTON -- NASA on Wednesday exercised a $205.9 million option to continue an existing information technology services contract with government contractor SAIC Inc. The option continues efforts under a deal awarded to San Diego-based SAIC (NYSE: SAI) in 2004. The second of two priced options extends the contract through Dec. 31, 2008. The pact has a total value, including options, of $956 million. Shares of SAIC added 35 cents to close the regular trading session at $18.11. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Aug 30 22:13:28 2007 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:13:28 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Gets Air Force Contract Message-ID: <20070830181321.P1802-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 30 August 2007 ; Forbes (AP) SAIC Gets Air Force Contract http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/30/ap4068534.html --- SAN DIEGO -- Government contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Thursday it won an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract from the U.S. Air Force. The contract with the Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia has a one-year base period and four one-year options, and a ceiling value of $250 million. SAIC (NYSE: SAI) said the contract covers management, professional, engineering and technical services, along with studies, analyses and evaluations. The work may be performed at United States and international locations throughout Air Combat Command. SAIC shares gained 12 cents to $18.23 in morning trading.