![]() OPNET Awarded $75M Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract by the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center BETHESDA, MD – September 7, 2007 – -OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPNT - News), a leading provider of management software for networks and applications, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, OPNET Analysis, Inc., has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYS-SC) in Charleston, SC for OPNET software products and services. The contract includes one base year valued at $13,957,702, and four one-year option periods, which, if exercised, will bring the total cumulative value of the contract to the estimated amount of $75,000,000. SPAWARSYS-SC conducts a variety of initiatives for Joint, Navy, Army, Air Force, and other Federal interoperability programs. This contract vehicle will be used to provide OPNET’s analytics-based solutions for network and application performance management, operational situational awareness, planning and design, research and development (R&D), and rapid-prototyping and analysis. It also encompasses technical support for currently implemented OPNET solutions at various Government installations. The contract will provide a rapid ordering vehicle for OPNET’s entire product line, including software licenses and upgrades, technical support, consulting services, and customization work. OPNET’s CEO, Marc Cohen, stated “OPNET is very pleased to have been awarded this important contract by SPAWARSYS-SC. The contract will provide immediate benefits to our nation’s warfighters by supporting DoD programs related to operational network management, situational awareness, and rapid performance optimization of mission critical services.” About OPNET Technologies, Inc. ### OPNET and OPNET Technologies, Inc. are trademarks of OPNET Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. OPNET Technologies, Inc. ("OPNET") assumes no obligation to update statements. Forward-looking statements are predictions based upon information available to OPNET as of the date of this press release and involve risks and uncertainties; therefore, actual events or results may differ materially. For a discussion of risk factors, see OPNET's reports, including its most recent 10-Q and 10-K, filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. OPNET Media Contact: OPNET Investor Relations:
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