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CGI Selected to Deliver Emerging Technology Solutions Through the U.S. Government-Wide Contract Vehicle, CIO-SP3


Published on 2012-06-04 05:40:57 - Market Wire
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June 04, 2012 08:36 ET

CGI Selected to Deliver Emerging Technology Solutions Through the U.S. Government-Wide Contract Vehicle, CIO-SP3

Multiple-award US$20 billion ceiling ID/IQ supports unprecedented breadth of IT services, including health IT, cloud, cybersecurity, and mobility

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA--(Marketwire - June 4, 2012) - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) has awarded CGI Federal Inc. (CGI), a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (NYSE:GIB)(TSX:GIB.A), a prime position on the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ), multiple-award contract for the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3). The ten-year ID/IQ has a program ceiling of US$20 billion.

Under the vehicle, CGI will deliver a range of technology services and solutions to federal health organizations, federal civilian agencies, and the Department of Defense across 10 task areas. Services include, but are not limited to: CIO support, outsourcing, systems integration, software development, data center consolidation, health IT, cloud computing, mobile solutions, and cybersecurity.

"CIO-SP3 is fast, flexible, and streamlines the acquisition process for an impressive breadth of enterprise IT services for CGI's health, civilian, and defense clients," said Cheryl Campbell, Senior Vice-President, CGI. "Through their holistic thinking about technology's role across the enterprise, NITAAC sets a great example for how contracts can be structured to maintain high quality at competitive prices."

"For CGI's health clients, CIO-SP3 enables us to deliver critical health IT solutions-from modernizing and optimizing core and clinical systems to delivering smart, secure, mobile solutions," added Campbell.

About CGI Federal Inc.

CGI Federal Inc. is a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., dedicated to partnering with federal agencies to provide solutions for defense, civilian, and intelligence missions. Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide with approximately 31,000 professionals located in offices and centers of excellence in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. As at March 31, 2012, CGI's annualized revenue was approximately $4.3 billion and its order backlog was approximately $13.1 billion. CGI shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX (GIB.A) and are included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Website: [ www.cgi.com/usfederal ].

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