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DoD AWARDS $10M TASK ORDER TO SRA

The U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Technical Information Center, has awarded SRA International, Inc a competitive task order to provide information technology and business process reengineering support to DoD's Science & Technology (S&T) program. The task order, awarded under the Department of Transportation's Information Technology Omnibus Procurement II (ITOP II) contract, has an estimated value of $10.5 million over five years if all options are exercised. ITOP II is a government-wide agency contract program for IT services available for use throughout the federal government.

The Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) oversees over $9 billion in annual DoD research and development activities and uses S&T information management tools to develop plans and monitor progress of our nation's defense S&T initiatives. Since 1997, SRA has worked with DDR&E to improve the research and development evaluation process, develop Internetbased collaboration tools to improve the quality and accessibility of S&T data and information, and design a data warehouse to help manage the S&T investment process. Under this new task order, SRA services will include data standardization and administration; information management requirements analysis, design and development; and business process reengineering (BPR). The goals of the program are to reengineer S&T program processes to achieve greater mission effectiveness, standardize data to promote interoperability, minimize duplication, and enhance S&T management decisions.

"We are pleased to continue the excellent working relationship and technology partnership we have forged with DTIC in support of DDR&E," said David Kriegman, SRA senior vice president and director, Defense Information Systems. "Our approach builds on our prior BPR, data management, and Internet technology support, with continued emphasis on providing quality data to the S&T community."

About SRA International Inc

SRA is a leading provider of information technology services and solutions -- including strategic consulting; systems design, development, and integration; and outsourcing and operations management -- to clients in national security, health care and public health, and civil government markets. The Company delivers cross-market solutions for text and data mining, contingency and disaster response planning, information assurance, and enterprise systems management. SRA recently acquired The Marasco Newton Group Ltd, www.marasconewton.com, an environmental and management consulting services firm serving federal government agencies, several state and local governments, and private industry.

Fortune magazine has chosen SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" for three consecutive years. The Company's 2,100 employees serve clients from its headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, and offices across the country. For additional information on SRA, please visit our Web site at www.sra.com.

Contact SRA International Inc, Laura Luke, 703-803-1856, laura--luke@sra.com.