RESTON,
Va., Aug. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a Fortune® 500 innovation leader, was
recently awarded the eRA Agile Software Development Support
contract by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Leidos will
provide a range of agile software development and design services
to support eRA and other NIH Office of Extramural Research systems.
The contract has a maximum value of $326.5
million over five years, if all options are exercised.
"As the largest grants management system in the world, eRA
requires continuous modernization and maintenance to sustain the
work of tens of thousands of researchers and institutions
worldwide," said Liz Porter, Leidos
Health & Civil Sector President. "Since 2008, Leidos has worked
with NIH to enhance its modernization efforts, establishing it as a
center of excellence in grants management and agile development
across the federal government. We look forward to continuing to
advance the agency's mission of improving human health through
innovative technology, innovation, and biomedical discoveries."
Leidos will leverage its mission software and AI-assisted secure
agile development expertise to continue delivering a modern,
efficient, and secure grants management platform for NIH and
grantor agencies, applicants, and recipients.
The contract includes developing and maintaining eRA, NIH's
customized enterprise-wide grants management system. eRA is an
end-to-end electronic system used by applicants and grantees to
apply for, evaluate, award, manage, track, and close out more than
$40 billion each year in research and
non-research grants at more than 62,000 institutions worldwide.
This framework for research grant administration works to ensure
scientific integrity, public accountability, and effective
stewardship for NIH grants as well as the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs, and U.S. Department of Commerce.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing
the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health.
The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create
smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated
industries. Headquartered in Reston,
Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately
$15.4 billion for the fiscal year
ended December 29, 2023. For more
information, visit www.leidos.com.
Certain statements in this announcement constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). These statements are based on management's current
beliefs and expectations and are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future
results or occurrences. A number of factors could cause our actual
results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be
different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors
include, but are not limited to, the "Risk Factors" set forth in
Leidos' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 29, 2023, and other such
filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
Leidos does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to
reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the
date the forward-looking statements were made.
Contact:
Alyssa Pettus
(571) 526-6743
alyssa.t.pettus@leidos.com
Brandon Ver Velde
(571) 526-6257
brandon.p.vervelde@leidos.com
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