Oct 6 (Reuters) - Defense contractor Science

Applications International Corp ( SAIC ) said on Monday it had

agreed to buy peer SilverEdge Government Solutions from private

equity firm Godspeed Capital for $205 million in cash.

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of

fiscal year 2026.

Reston, Virginia-based SAIC provides government technical

and enterprise IT services. In June, the company was awarded a

$928 million five-year contract by the Department of Defense to

provide engineering services in support of the U.S. Air Force's

TENCAP programme.

Through its acquisition of cybersecurity, software and

intelligence solutions provider SilverEdge Government Solutions,

SAIC looks to expand its product portfolio with the integration

of SilverEdge's products, including its flagship

software-as-a-service product suite, SOAR.

"SOAR delivers agile, low-risk and rapid prototyping

products that align with our enterprise growth strategy to

provide integrated digital solutions to our customers that

tackle national priorities," said Toni Townes-Whitley, CEO of

SAIC.

For the deal, SAIC was supported by KPMG as its financial

adviser and SilverEdge was advised by KippsDeSanto & Co.