Veridian awarded $19.7m core services contract to support National Reconnaissance Office.

Veridian Corporation (NYSE:VNX) has announced that it has been awarded the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Core Services contract. The firm-fixed, single award contract includes a base year plus four option years. If all of the option years are exercised, the contract could be worth up to $19.7 million.

Under the terms of the contract, Veridian will provide a range of core technical and administrative support to the NRO.

"Veridian offers a broad range of services to the NRO and we are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with them," said Robert Farrell, president of Veridian's Information Solutions Division.

Veridian is a provider of information-based systems, integrated solutions and services specializing in mission-critical national security programs for the intelligence community, the Department of Defense, and government agencies involved in homeland security.

The company's capabilities include Network Security and Enterprise Protection; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Knowledge Discovery and Decision Support; Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Detection; Network and Enterprise Management; and Systems Engineering Services.

Veridian has annual revenues of about $1 billion and employs over 7,300 computer scientists and software development engineers, systems analysts, scientists, engineers and others.