The time it is taking for government contracting officials to award contracts after proposals have been submitted is nearly 60 percent longer than a year ago no matter the size of the award, officials from SAIC [SAI] said yesterday. A year ago, the average time between proposal submission and award of a contract to the company was 121 days and now it’s 184, Stuart Shea, SAIC’s chief operating officer, said on the company’s second quarter earnings call. SAIC Chief Operating…