BusinessSAIC wins $90 million contract to support DHS relocation
Government contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) was recently awarded a $90 million subcontract to assist in the relocation of DHS’ headquarters; SAIC will work as a subcontractor for General Dynamics, which received the $876 million prime task order in July by the General Services Administration
Government contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) was recently awarded a $90 million subcontract to assist in the relocation of DHS’ headquarters.
SAIC will work as a subcontractor for General Dynamics, which received the $876 million prime task order in July by the General Services Administration (GSA).
The contract has a seven-year base period of performance and SAIC will provide a range of information technology (IT) integration and implementation services.
According to a company press release, SAIC “will help provide full enterprise support to DHS including the design, development and installation of the new IT infrastructure.”
In addition, “The team will provide innovative technological ‘state-of-the-market’ solutions through advanced IT integration and implementation services providing all aspects of the IT infrastructure program.”
In 2006 DHS began to consolidate its more than fifty D.C. metropolitan area locations into seven to ten sites. DHS new headquarters will be located at the campus of the former St. Elizabeth’s hospital in southeast Washington.
Robert A. Peck, GSA’s Public Buildings Service Commissioner, said the new DHS headquarters is the “largest Federal construction project to occur in the Washington metropolitan area since the Pentagon was built during World War II.”
It is expected to cost approximately $3.4 billion and is scheduled to be completed in 2016.
“We are pleased to be a part of the General Dynamics team to meet the future IT needs of the Department of Homeland Security,” said Doug Wagoner, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. “The new IT infrastructure will enable a modern, efficient and sustainable IT system for DHS that will be secure and scalable for many years to come.”
The project has encountered delays due to significant disruptions in its funding.
DHS requested $287.8 million for fiscal year 2011, but so far has only received $77.4 million from Congress.
The funding situation is not likely to improve entering the 2012 fiscal year as the House’s appropriations bill for next fiscal year does not provide any funding for the relocation plan, while the Senate bill provides only modest support.
