SAIC Selected to Support the U.S. Military Theater Medical Information Pro...( SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN Va. Sept. 26...),Health

SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) announced today that it has won a new $38 million task order from the U.S. military to support the Theater Medical Information Program -- Joint (TMIP-J).

The single-award, cost-plus-fixed-fee task order has a one-year base period of performance and three one-year options. The task order was awarded under the Defense Medical Information Systems/Systems Integration, Design Development, Operations and Maintenance Services (D/SIDDOMS 3) contract.

"We are pleased to support TMIP-J and helping to ensure that our troops at deployed locations receive the best possible medical care," said Bob McCord, senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We will bring our best capabilities to bear on this important contract to ensure customer satisfaction for this critical mission."

As part of the Military Health System, TMIP-J provides medical information management technology to support the medical business practice in a deployed environment. TMIP-J supports complete clinical care documentation, patient movement visibility, health surveillance, and medical supply and equipment tracking in an austere communications environment. The SAIC-led team will manage, control and track all developer activities necessary for integration.

TMIP-J is currently being used by U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force personnel in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan.

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. Departme
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