FAIRFAX, Va. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), to provide system integration services to support its Grants.gov Line of Business initiative. The total potential value of the contract, if all options are exercised, is $18.8 million over a five-year period of performance.

Under the contract, General Dynamics Information Technology will relocate and maintain the existing Grants.gov system through March 2007. The contract also calls for General Dynamics Information Technology to build an improved Grants.gov system for delivery in March 2007 as well as provide ongoing maintenance and enhancements of the new system for the life of the contract.

“We are pleased to begin working to assist Grants.gov in meeting its long-term goals. We understand the current challenges the government faces in streamlining the grants process and are confident the new system will meet or exceed all user and agency expectations,” said Marcus Collier, vice president, Civilian/Homeland Security Solutions, General Dynamics Information Technology. “This contract demonstrates General Dynamics Information Technology’s ability to improve system capability to meet the grant community requirements while providing best-value development, integration and support for Grants.gov.”

Launched in 2003, Grants.gov provides a one-stop electronic Internet portal where potential grant recipients can find and apply for federal grant opportunities. Grants.gov provides the capability for applicants to search grant opportunities, register to receive notices of new opportunities, download application packages and instructions, complete applications offline and securely upload completed applications. Upon receipt of the application, Grants.gov sends an electronic acknowledgement to the applicant and delivers the completed application to the agency. This one-time registration process allows an organization to submit grant applications to all federal grant-making agencies posting applications on Grants.gov.

Utilizing the Adobe® LifeCycle® forms server and a search application, the General Dynamics’ Grants.gov system will support all grant applicant communities regardless of their computer operating platform. General Dynamics’ solution permits efficient orchestration of assembly and disassembly of grant application packages and substantial system scalability and improves searching grant applications and web site content. By addressing the need to successfully incorporate the use of small businesses into its solution, General Dynamics further supports the Department of Health and Human Services as well as the Grants.gov program management office mission.

The contract was awarded in the name of Anteon, which was acquired by General Dynamics in June 2006.

General Dynamics Information Technology, which is a combination of the former Anteon and General Dynamics Network Systems, is a top-tier systems integrator that provides information technology (IT), systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civil and commercial sectors. With 16,000 professionals worldwide, the company has the customer knowledge, domain expertise and proven performance to manage large-scale, mission-critical IT programs. As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology utilizes its deep mission understanding to deliver proven IT services and enterprise solutions that enable customers to achieve their expanding mission requirements, meet enterprise goals, and accomplish business objectives on-time and on-budget. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com.