CGI awarded 5-year US$32 Million contract for hosting GSA's Integrated
Financial System

    
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FAIRFAX, VA, Oct. 9 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI Federal, a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), today announced the U. S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded it a five-year, US$32 Million contract for data center hosting and application management support of its Integrated Financial System (IFS), which is based on CGI's Momentum(R) Financials software.

With this contract, CGI will continue to provide Momentum hosting services for Pegasys, GSA's financial management shared service for federal agencies as well as the recently awarded Billing and Accounts Receivable (BAAR) project in support of more than 5,500 geographically dispersed users and 4,000 external customers across the United States .

"CGI is pleased to extend its support to GSA as a managed services partner," said CGI Federal President George Schindler . "This new, consolidated contract will allow CGI the opportunity to continue to support GSA in its core mission of delivering excellence in government."

About CGI Federal

CGI Federal (www.cgi.com/usfederal) is a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., dedicated to providing effective IT solutions for federal government agencies by combining over 30 years of government experience and technology skills. Founded in 1976, CGI is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 26,000 professionals in over 100 offices across 16 countries. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada , the United States of America, Europe , Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America , Europe and India . CGI's annualized revenue run rate is currently $3.8 billion and as at June 30, 2009 , its order backlog was $11.8 billion . CGI's shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.

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