FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2007--ManTech International
Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT), a leading provider of innovative
technologies and solutions focused on mission-critical national
security programs for the Intelligence Community; the Departments of
Defense, State, Homeland Security and Justice; the Space Community;
and other U.S. federal government customers announced today that it
received a contract in the fourth quarter 2006 to support
mine-clearing and other systems for the U.S. Army in numerous
locations within Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait.
The competitively awarded task order, issued under the Army
Communications Electronics Life Cycle Command, Rapid Response
contract, has a base-period and option-period, and a total potential
value to ManTech of $159 million over sixteen months. This new task
order is demand driven and requirements may accelerate over time based
on the Army's needs in the theater of operation. ManTech is a lead
subcontractor to VSE Corporation (Nasdaq: VSEC), Alexandria, VA.
ManTech will provide services as ordered under the task including
deployed sustainment management; deployed logistics and repairs
management; unique system training and curriculum support; and
resource management and acquisition. ManTech will support unique and
specialized systems including the mine-clearing, Joint Explosive
Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Rapid Response Vehicle (JERRV). Services will
be provided in Southwest Asia - including Iraq, Afghanistan and
Kuwait, for the Program Management Assured Mobility Systems and the
U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command.
The JERRV is a medium mine-protected vehicle designed and built to
provide increased survivability to EOD and combat engineer mine
clearing teams in known threat areas.
"We are uniquely qualified to meet the challenges of this
important time-sensitive work to support the men and women of our U.S.
Armed Forces," said Robert A. Coleman, ManTech President and Chief
Operating Officer. "We are proud to apply our considerable experience
and skill to ensure the successful support of this mission-critical
equipment that must be operated and maintained in some of the most
hazardous areas around the world."
"Since 2003, ManTech has been the preferred contractor to maintain
route clearance and countermine/counter Improvised Explosive Device
systems and equipment. We look forward to expanding our successful
maintenance and logistical network of assets to support our customers
and their fleet of JERRV and specialized vehicles," said Eugene C.
Renzi, ManTech Senior Executive Vice President, and President of the
ManTech Defense Systems Group.
About ManTech International Corporation:
Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ManTech International
Corporation is a leading provider of innovative technologies and
solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the
Intelligence Community; the Departments of Defense, State, Homeland
Security, and Justice; the Space Community; and other U.S. federal
government customers. ManTech's expertise includes systems
engineering, systems integration, technology and software development,
enterprise security architecture, information assurance, intelligence
operations support, network and critical infrastructure protection,
information technology, communications integration and engineering
support. The company supports the advanced telecommunications systems
that are used in Operation Iraqi Freedom and in other parts of the
world; provides the physical and cyber security to protect U.S.
embassies all over the world; has developed a secure, collaborative
communications system for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security;
and builds and maintains secure databases that track terrorists. The
company operates in the United States and over 40 countries worldwide.
In 2005, Red Herring magazine selected ManTech as one of its Small Cap
100 Companies; and in 2006, Business 2.0 magazine named ManTech one of
its 100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies. Additional information
on ManTech can be found at www.mantech.com.
Forward-Looking Information:
Statements and assumptions made in this press release, which do
not address historical facts, constitute "forward-looking" statements
that ManTech believes to be within the definition in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and
uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Words such as
"may," "will," "intends," "should," "expects," "plans," "projects,"
"anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential,"
"continue," or "opportunity," or the negative of these terms or words
of similar import are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated, including, without limitation:
adverse changes in U.S. government spending priorities; failure to
retain existing U.S. government contracts, win new contracts, or win
recompetes; uncertainties specifically related to discontinued
operations, including our ability to sell or dispose of our MSM
operations on terms that are favorable to us, or at all; adverse
results of U.S. government audits of our government contracts; adverse
effect of contract consolidation; adverse changes in our mix of
contract types; risk of contract performance or termination; failure
to obtain option awards, task orders or funding under contracts;
failure to successfully integrate recently acquired companies or
businesses into our operations or to realize any accretive or
synergistic effects from such acquisitions; failure to identify,
execute or effectively integrate future acquisitions; risks associated
with complex U.S. government procurement laws and regulations; and
competition. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed in
the section entitled "Risks Factors " in ManTech's Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
10, 2006, and, from time to time, in ManTech's other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including among others, its
reports on Form 10-Q.
The forward-looking statements included in this news release are
only made as of the date of this news release and ManTech undertakes
no obligation to publicly update any of the forward-looking statements
made herein, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events
or circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.
CONTACT: ManTech International Corporation
Mark Root, Executive Director, Corporate Communications
off: 703-218-8397; cell: 571-259-1169
mark.root@mantech.com
or
Joseph Cormier, Vice President, Corporate Development
703-218-8258
joe.cormier@mantech.com
SOURCE: ManTech International Corporation
