Leidos Awarded Contract by U.S. Army Communications Electronic Command

RESTON, Va., June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a national security, health and engineering solutions company, was awarded a prime task order by the U.S. Army Communications Electronic Command (CECOM) to provide operation and maintenance support to the Software Engineering Center (SEC) for the Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE) system. The single-award, cost-plus, fixed-fee task order has a one year base period of performance, two one year options and a total contract value of approximately $10 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in Fort Lee, Virginia.

The CECOM SEC performs post production software support, equipment and implementation, customer support, system enhancement and technology insertion. The PBUSE system provides property accountability for all U.S. Army accountable items and is essential to the Army's management, planning and readiness determination. Under the contract, Leidos will provide full operation and maintenance support for the PBUSE system.

"We look forward to maintaining maximum system availability, accuracy and accessibility for U.S. Army organizations around the world," said Leidos Group President, Sam Gordy.

About Leidos
Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world's toughest challenges in national security, health and engineering. The Company's 19,000 employees support vital missions for our government and the commercial sector, develop innovative solutions to drive better outcomes and defend our Nation's digital and physical infrastructure from 'new world' threats. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $5.06 billion for its fiscal year ended January 30, 2015. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com. 

Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 30, 2015, and other such filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

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