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SAIC Wins $950 Million Contract To Support DLA

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 9th, 2019

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SAIC Wins $950 Million Contract To Support DLA

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) last Friday awarded Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] a potential $950 million contract to provide various construction materials that will be used by the Armed Forces, a contract that represents new business for the company. The award announcement said that SAIC was one of three bidders for the work, which previously had been performed by DLA. The contract has a three-year base period and two, two-year options. Last Thursday, SAIC reported its second quarter financial…

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