Science Applications International Corporation

Science Applications International Corporation, doing business as Saic, a large for-profit federal prime contractor headquartered in Reston, Virginia, delivers enterprise IT infrastructure, software licensing, systems engineering, cloud migration, and cybersecurity support to defense and civilian federal agencies on a full-and-open competitive basis. The company operates as a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (parent Saic HQ Division) and competes predominantly outside set-aside categories across a $72.25 billion portfolio of federal awards.

Saic's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which dominates both award volume and dollar value. The IRS accounts for 69 awards with $7.24 billion in combined potential value—roughly 10% of Saic's total federal portfolio and an outsized share of its invoiced SCI revenue. The Department of the Air Force ranks second by award count (19 awards, $245.9 million), followed by the Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary (18 awards, $1.1 billion). The top five customers by award count cover 53% of recent awards, but the top five by potential value show divergent concentration: NASA's Goddard Space Center carries $16.8 billion across three awards alone, reflecting large IDV ceilings, while the IRS maintains consistent high-dollar delivery through sustained task order volume. The gap between award-count and potential-value rankings signals that Saic's customer base spans high-frequency small-to-medium delivery work (especially IRS maintenance contracts and SEWP V software licensing) alongside mega-vehicle seats that anchor multi-billion-dollar exposure.

Saic's primary vehicles are Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V), a NASA-administered government-wide acquisition contract where Saic holds 64 task orders valued at $22.5 million combined; Indefinite Delivery Contract TIRNO13D00001 (62 task orders, $266.7 million); the Department of Transportation's Enterprise IT Shared Services (EITSS) IDIQs (22 task orders under FA460020D0002, $478.9 million combined); and the Foundation Cloud Hosting Services vehicle (17 task orders, $126.7 million). These vehicles characterize Saic's operational model: Saic bids delivery orders and maintains standing authority to serve multiple customer agencies within each IDIQ, reducing procurement friction and enabling rapid task order issuance.

Recent capability work spans infrastructure maintenance, cloud engineering, and software licensing. Representative awards include a $47 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order with the Air Force for systems engineering, systems integration, and sustainment of Air Force Weather systems including cloud migration and technology insertions (January 2024, Offutt AFB, Nebraska); a $116.6 million time-and-materials delivery order with the Department of Transportation for EITSS infrastructure support and cybersecurity operations (July 2024, Washington DC); a $32.5 million firm fixed-price delivery order with the IRS for Z16 hardware refresh and maintenance (May 2023); and multiple SEWP V delivery orders for Unisys, VMware, InfoImage, and Enterprise Output Manager software licensing and renewals across DISA, DFAS, FAA, and USPTO (routine point-solution IT procurement in the $10K–$140K range per order).

Activity has declined from 35 awards in 2022 to 10 in 2025 and 3 in 2026 (year-to-date through March 2026). This downward trajectory reflects both the mature, order-saturated nature of Saic's core customer base (IRS maintenance contracts in particular recycle annually with modest variance) and recompete exposure: 20 awards valued at $361.2 million face completion within the next twenty-four months, representing material recompete risk. The IRS alone carries substantial aging contract exposure, with multiple maintenance and support orders cycling through renewal cycles.

On the Service Contract Inventory (SCI) dataset, Saic reported $37.1 million in prime-contract invoicing across FY2022–FY2024, declining from $16.7 million in FY2022 to $10.7 million in FY2024. Invoiced SCI figures capture labor-intensive service contracts above $150K and exclude the bulk of Saic's goods and software-license revenue (which flows through lower-valued SEWP V delivery orders). The SCI-reported workforce trajectory shows 53.3 FTEs in FY2022, declining to 36.3 FTEs in FY2024. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts run a broad spectrum: median around $191/hr, with senior labor and specialized engineering billing through $1,394/hr, and junior support roles at $72/hr, reflecting mixed labor skill mix across infrastructure, help desk, and engineering engagements.

Saic operates as a prime on 98% of its awards (237 of 241) and engages subcontractors selectively. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractor labor hours represent approximately 1% of total hours—a minimal sub share suggesting Saic builds and deploys its own delivery teams for most engagements. Named subcontractors on larger Air Force Weather programs include Shyft Solutions (veteran-owned small business, weather data analytics and cloud support), Booz Allen Hamilton, Aviture (veteran-owned small business), Powder River Industries (8(a)-certified, women-owned), Mccallie Associates (8(a)-certified Alaskan Native Corporation), Teksystems, and Summit Technologies & Solutions (HUBZone-certified). On Department of Transportation EITSS infrastructure orders, Saic subs to Leidos, Sona Networks (HUBZone small business), Fortitude International, Accelera Solutions (minority-owned small disadvantaged business), Chenega Agile Real-Time Solutions (8(a)-certified), and specialized small firms including Tis3 LLC, Insignia Technology Services (SDVOSB), and Goldman Edwards (8(a)-certified), typically for helpdesk, network engineering, cybersecurity operations, and data platform support.

Saic's capability portfolio centers on commercial software licensing, IT infrastructure maintenance, cloud migration engineering, and end-user support delivery for federal civilian IT operations. The category concentration reflects this mix: Other Computer Related Services (130 awards), Computer Systems Design Services (45 awards), Electronic Computer Manufacturing (31 awards), Computer Facilities Management Services (23 awards). Top PSCs include perpetual-license software (30 awards), end-user help desk and workspace support (21 awards), and mainframe compute hardware and software (16 awards). The IRS relationship anchors Saic's revenue through recurring hardware maintenance (mainframe capacity, IBM Z14/Z15/Z16 systems, disk library refresh), software subscriptions (Unisys, GDPS, SCRS), and systems operations support. The Air Force Weather program anchor provides larger project work (cloud migration, system integration, weather data analytics). The Department of Transportation EITSS vehicle provides recurring help desk, infrastructure engineering, cybersecurity operations, and application development capacity.

Saic faces recompete risk across aging IRS maintenance contracts and Air Force Weather program renewals within the next two years. The vendor's forward activity shows contraction in award volume (three awards in 2026 year-to-date), signaling either market consolidation, completion of legacy awards without renewal visibility in public sources, or pursuit activity lag. No set-aside certifications (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB) are reported for Saic itself; the vendor competes full-and-open, relying on its large-business scale and established vehicle positions rather than small-business designations.