Anteon awarded major contract to support Army units.

Anteon International Corporation (NYSE: ANT), a leading information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced recently that it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide support to U.S. Army units and installations worldwide through the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) in Atlanta, Georgia. The contract titled Operations, Planning, Training, and Resource Support Services (OPTARSS), is a multiple award contract available for Army-wide use and has a total value limit of $650 million for all task orders issued. The contract value for Anteon is projected to be approximately $80 million, if all options are exercised.

The Anteon Team will provide support in each of the OPTARSS contract task areas: operational planning; training; modeling and simulation; flight operations; mobilization plans and execution; deployment operations; C4I system management; program management processes; force protection; Army transformation support and Army organizational support.

Joseph M. Kampf, Anteon President and CEO, stated, "This is a major contract win for us. Anteon has a strong working relationship with the Army based on demonstrated performance over a number of years. We currently have personnel working at the vast majority of U.S. Army locations worldwide, supporting a wide range of mission critical programs. Under this OPTARSS contract, we look forward to significantly expanding our efforts in making key contributions in support of the Army's operations, training, systems integration and transformation programs."

Anteon, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading information technology and systems engineering and integration company providing support to the federal government and international sectors. For over 26 years, we have designed, integrated, maintained and upgraded state-of-the-art systems for national defense, intelligence, emergency response and other high priority government missions. We also provide many of our government clients with the systems analysis, integration and program management skills necessary to manage the development and operations of their mission critical systems. With 2002 reported revenue of $826 million, the Company has more than 5,700 employees in over 80 offices worldwide and frequently ranks among the top information technology integrators based on independent surveys.