Federal contractor Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) has won a five-year $106m contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide program management and technical services in support of the agency's NextGen transformation program efforts. Skip related content
Under the contract, SAIC will provide program management and technical services in a broad range of task areas to include safety management systems, aeronautical communications activities, and aviation weather programs. The work will be undertaken primarily in Washington, DC and at FAA locations as required.
Charles Zang, senior vice president and business unit general manager at SAIC, said: "The SAIC team brings a single source of specialized aviation expertise and direct NextGen-related knowledge. We look forward to helping the FAA phase in new technology to help relieve the growing congestion in the nation's air transportation system."
Other US government deals the company has won recently include a three-year $32m contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic to support the Tactical Command and Control Division by providing counter improvised explosive device training services, and a prime multiple-award blanket purchase agreement from the US Environmental Protection Agency to support the Office of Environmental Information to provide a wide range of information technology services.
