SAIC signs 6-year, $219 million contract to keep providing IT services to Entergy through 2015

By AP
Thursday, December 10, 2009

SAIC signs $219 million contract with Entergy

MCLEAN, Va. — (AP) — Science Applications International Corp. said Thursday it has been awarded a contract by Entergy Corp. to continue providing information technology services through 2015.

The six-year contract carries total value of more than $219 million, the company said.

Work will be performed primarily in New Orleans, Little Rock, Ark., and Houston.

Entergy owns and operates power plants with about 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and is a major nuclear power generator in the United States.

SAIC has supported Entergy since 1999, providing recovery support during hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and other major storms.

McLean, Va.-based SAIC has 45,000 employees. It has contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. government civil agencies. It also serves selected commercial markets.

Shares of SAIC rose 6 cents to $18.18 in afternoon trading.

Discussion
March 30, 2010: 1:17 am

That’s wonderful that entergy owns and operates power plants with about 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and is a major nuclear power generator in the United States. Nice blog.

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