CHANTILLY, Va., Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Perspecta Inc. (NYSE: PRSP), a leading U.S. government services provider, announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract from the U.S. Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) to continue work on the Expert Scientific and Analytical Support (ESAS) II program. This award has a two-year base period, two two-year option periods and a ceiling value of $49.8 million.

Under the contract, Perspecta will continue to support the research and development of future nuclear detonation  systems and other advanced detection technologies to meet AFTAC's evolving operational mission requirements for monitoring treaties and other customer directed technology applications.

"AFTAC's mission is an integral component of the country's national security program," said Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Perspecta. "We are proud of the progress we have made in partnership with AFTAC and look forward to advancing the technology aspects of this critical operation."

Since 2011, Perspecta has supported the Air Force's technical capabilities to ensure nuclear detection mission readiness and treaty verification through the advancement of standoff detection, multi sensor platform correlation, situational awareness, analysis, diagnostics, forensics and systems engineering.

About Perspecta Inc.

At Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP), we question, we seek and we solve. Perspecta brings a diverse set of capabilities to our U.S. government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health care and state and local markets. Our 260+ issued, licensed and pending patents are more than just pieces of paper, they tell the story of our innovation. With offerings in mission services, digital transformation and enterprise operations, our team of 14,000 engineers, analysts, investigators and architects work tirelessly to not only execute the mission, but build and support the backbone that enables it. Perspecta was formed to take on big challenges. We are an engine for growth and success and we enable our customers to build a better nation.  For more information about Perspecta, visit perspecta.com.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Perspecta and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Perspecta undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Perspecta believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.

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