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CGI Advantage360® solution available
to state and local governments through ground-breaking model of
multi-state procurement
FAIRFAX, VA, May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB)
(TSX: GIB.A) has been selected by NASPO ValuePoint, an organization
that provides the highest standard of excellence in public
cooperative contracting, as an eligible provider for cloud
solutions to government agencies in more than 35 states
participating in a ground-breaking procurement initiative.
Under a master agreement administered by the State of Utah, states in the NASPO ValuePoint
cooperative can procure CGI software as a service (SaaS). CGI
Advantage360, the company's SaaS deployment offering of its market
leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution specifically
built for U.S. state and local government, is available under the
ValuePoint agreement.
"The contracts cover a full range of cloud solutions that help
public entities quickly access the benefits of reliable and secure
cloud services for use to serve citizens," said Douglas Richins, NASPO ValuePoint's Chief
Executive Officer. "The success of this ground-breaking procurement
is in large measure due to the excellent leadership by the
State of Utah, the dedication of a
very talented group of state procurement and IT professionals on
the sourcing team, and collaboration with state CIOs."
The NASPO ValuePoint multi-state cloud acquisition offers an
unparalleled range of choices to help state and local governments
improve IT service delivery through reliable and secure cloud-based
solutions. With CGI Advantage ERP, hundreds of states, counties,
cities and school districts of various sizes have already improved
operational efficiency, service quality and transparency. CGI
Advantage360 encompasses software, support, services and hosting
delivered in a SaaS-based cloud offering, supplemented by
value-added business process services to specifically address the
needs of mid-sized local governments. This results-based offering
balances the need for price, flexibility and functionality in a
solution that grows and evolves over time.
"We are proud to be one of the partners selected for this
innovative procurement vehicle that will help governments access
the most innovative technology and IT services available today,"
said Daniel Keene, Senior
Vice-President of CGI's Advantage program. "This selection builds
upon CGI's reputation as a valued provider of cloud, IT
infrastructure and ERP solutions and services to state and local
governments nationwide."
About NASPO ValuePoint
The NASPO ValuePoint
Cooperative Purchasing Organization (formerly WSCA-NASPO) provides
the highest standard of excellence in public cooperative
contracting. By leveraging the leadership and expertise of all
states with the purchasing power of their public entities, NASPO
ValuePoint delivers the best value, most reliable,
competitively-sourced contracts. Since 1993 NASPO ValuePoint or its
predecessor has been the cooperative purchasing arm of NASPO (the
National Association of State Procurement Officials) encouraging,
fostering, and guiding the nation's most significant public
contract cooperative. NASPO ValuePoint is a unified,
nationally-focused cooperative aggregating the demand of all 50
states, the District of Columbia,
and the organized United States
territories, their political subdivisions, and other eligible
entities, spurring the best value, innovation, and competition in
the marketplace.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth
largest independent information technology and business process
services firm in the world. Approximately 70,000 professionals
serve thousands of global clients from offices and delivery centers
across the Americas, Europe and
Asia Pacific, leveraging a
comprehensive portfolio of services, including high-end business
and IT consulting, systems integration, application development and
maintenance and infrastructure management, as well as 150 IP-based
services and solutions. With annual revenue in excess of
C$10 billion and an order backlog
exceeding C$20 billion, CGI shares
are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Website:
www.cgi.com.
SOURCE CGI Group Inc.