[SatNews] Critical geospatial requirements demand ongoing research and the implementation of innovative solutions to be successful.

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) has been awarded the Total Application Services for Enterprise Requirements (TASER) contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to research and implement innovative solutions to emerging critical geospatial intelligence requirements. The multiple award, indefinite-deliver/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base period and a total value of $1 billion for all awardees.

NGA is a DoD combat support agency and a member of the national Intelligence Community. The agency's mission is to provide timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security. Under the TASER contract, SAIC and other contractors will compete for work supporting NGA's mission in all four of the TASER functional categories: engineering and trade studies; pilots and prototypes; integration and deployment; and application sustainment. SAIC's work on subsequent task orders will expand the company's mission capability integrator role.