SAIC Awarded $408 M BPA by GSA FEDSIM On Behalf Of DoD

September 08, 2014

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Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAIC) was awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to support the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Joint Center of Excellence (JCOE) Counter-IED Integration Training Program.  The multiple-award BPA awarded against the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Supply Schedules by the GSA Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM), has a period of performance from April 8, 2014 to April 7, 2019 and has a total estimated value of $408 million. SAIC is one of four awardees and the work will be performed domestically as well as globally.

The Joint Center of Excellence is JIEDDO's lead organization for the train-the-force line of operation and is responsible for developing the training capabilities that enable the services' and combatant commanders' mission of preparing U.S. forces to defeat the IED threat. Under the BPA, SAIC will support training, experimentation, and the testing of new equipment and concepts; maintain a deployable capability in the field; facilitate individual, collective and strategic training; and validate and propagate IED defeat. SAIC will also assist with the development, installation, maintenance, and disposal of training devices used in conjunction with IED-related training classes.

"This award provides SAIC the opportunity to continue supporting the Joint Center of Excellence (JCOE) Counter-IED Integration Training Program's important mission," said John Gully, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Army and Air Force Customer Group. "This critical program prepares our forces to overcome IED threats and, as a result, save lives." 

Source : SAIC