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SAN DIEGO, Calif. and MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 25, 2004. Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit today announced that its Mobile VACIS cargo, vehicle and contraband inspection unit has been selected by the U.S. Army Communications- Electronics Command (CECOM) Acquisition Center - Washington (CAC-W) to support priority Army requirements.
CAC-W awarded SAIC contract orders to purchase a total of eight Mobile VACIS inspection units.
SAIC's VACIS inspection systems are gamma ray-based systems designed to non-intrusively inspect the contents of trucks, containers and cargo for purposes of manifest verification, contraband interception, and explosives, weapons or threat identification. The Mobile VACIS unit is one of five available configurations and is truck-mounted for rapid inspection of both stationary and moving vehicles and containers.
"We are pleased to assist the U.S. Army with its security efforts," said William J. Kelly, SAIC senior vice president and manager of the Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit. "We currently have more than 240 VACIS inspection systems deployed and operational globally."
SAIC's Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit will provide installation, testing, complete training and maintenance.
For more information, see www.saic.com.
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