BLUF: Federal contracting data show Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has received $1.43 billion in cumulative obligations on an Army-funded software task order issued through GSA.

Procurement records on USAspending.gov show Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), of Reston, Virginia, has been obligated $1,426,735,811.83 to date for "software life cycle development" work under task order 47QFSA20F0057. The order was issued May 5, 2020, by the General Services Administration (GSA)'s Federal Acquisition Service, with funding provided by the U.S. Department of the Army. It sits under parent multiple-award IDIQ contract GS00Q14OADU428, an indefinite-delivery/requirements vehicle within GSA's Federal Acquisition Service.

Why it matters: The order illustrates how large defense software programs increasingly flow through GSA's multiple-award IT schedules rather than agency-specific contracts. With obligations already at $1.43 billion against a $2.9 billion ceiling, SAIC has drawn down roughly half the order's potential value. The arrangement, competed among schedule holders with three offers received, also shows heavy subcontractor reliance, with USAspending.gov listing 603 subawards totaling $994,072,717.09.

By the numbers

• Cumulative obligations to date: $1,426,735,811.83
• Potential contract value (base and all options): $2,900,096,115.23
• Period of performance: May 5, 2020 – November 4, 2025
• Task order / parent IDV: 47QFSA20F0057 / GS00Q14OADU428
• NAICS code: 541712 (R&D in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences)

The task order was awarded under full and open competition, with three offers received and a fair-opportunity determination, per contract-action data. It carries a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure and product/service code AD24 (R&D — Defense Other: Engineering Development Services). Place of performance is listed as Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County, home to Army aviation and missile acquisition activities. The funding office is identified as the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center. USAspending.gov's record for the order shows a last-modified date of September 25, 2026.

Source: USAspending.gov