Company to Provide Comprehensive IT and Research Solutions to the Office of Research and Development

SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., March 13, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This multiple-award blanket purchase agreement will support a broad range of information technology (IT) systems engineering and scientific research for EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). The value of the seven year contract is more than $139 million if all options are exercised.

SAIC will support ORD's mission of identifying, understanding and meeting environmental challenges, by providing comprehensive IT and research solutions that are responsive to customer needs and compliant with government security requirements. SAIC will also help the EPA advance the science and technology of risk assessment and management, interface with scientific partners and provide responsive technical support to the EPA's overall mission. Work will primarily be performed in Falls Church, Va., and at other contractor and government sites as required.

"We are especially excited about the broad scope of services sought by the EPA under this contract," said Charles Koontz, SAIC group president. "We bring an extensive range of technology and research skills, proven performance, and a deep knowledge of EPA's business and culture, and we are equally committed to the agency's mission."

"The EPA is a very important customer for SAIC. We thank them for their vote of confidence and look forward to strengthening our long-standing relationship with the agency," said Randy Cash, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.

About SAIC

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 approximately 44,000 employees in more than 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.

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, 2007, 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.

Contact: Melissa Koskovich, McLean
703/676-6762
koskovichm@saic.com

Laura Luke, McLean,
703/676-6533
laura.luke@saic.com

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