Award enables government agencies to easily access
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Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/
- CGI Federal Inc. (CGI), a wholly-owned U.S. operating
subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A) has been
selected as one of the 11 companies awarded a five-year,
government-wide Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS) by the U.S. General Services Administration
(GSA). The BPA is valued at US$76
million.
The IaaS contract continues GSA's leadership in
providing innovative solutions for government agencies and marks a
significant step forward in advancing its efforts to streamline
information technology (IT) management and reduce expenses. Cloud
computing promotes IT efficiency and agility by allowing users to
consume only what they need; to grow or shrink their use as their
needs change; and to only pay for what they actually use. The
cloud-based IaaS offerings will be available through GSA's Apps.gov
storefront site. Under the contract, CGI offers government agencies
virtual machines and Web hosting services in a cloud
environment.
"It is no longer a question of whether a federal
agency will use cloud computing, it is a question of how they can
maximize its promise and integrate it into their current
environment," said George Schindler,
President, CGI Federal. "CGI's cloud offering frees up clients to
focus on their core business while giving them the power to design,
provision, and scale their infrastructure in a secure, robust yet
flexible environment . Importantly, our ability to provide this
cloud offering is rooted in a 35-year heritage of understanding
government mission requirements and providing infrastructure
outsourcing and managed services."
"GSA is a leader in implementing cloud computing
solutions and we are proud to be part of this new, innovative GSA
IT program," said Lynne Bushey, Vice
President, CGI. "With Federal CIO Vivek Kundra recently noting that
government spends $19 billion
annually on infrastructure maintenance, we are proud to be one of
the first to market with a robust offering to government clients
that provides flexible pricing and contract terms while delivering
fast provisioning of service and enhanced time to market."
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 and civilian missions. Founded in
1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information
technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI
and its affiliated companies employ approximately 31,000
professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process
services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of
excellence in the United States,
Canada, Europe and Asia
Pacific. CGI's order backlog is approximately C$13.6 billion and its annualized revenue is
approximately C$4.5 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.
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exclusively relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E
of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and are "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
Canadian securities laws. These statements and this information
represent CGI's intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs, and
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, of which
many are beyond the control of the Company. These factors could
cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking
statements or forward-looking information. These factors include
but are not restricted to: the timing and size of new contracts;
acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to
attract and retain qualified members; market competition in the
rapidly evolving IT industry; general economic and business
conditions; foreign exchange and other risks identified in the
press release, in CGI's Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at
www.sec.gov), the Company's Annual Information Form filed with the
Canadian securities authorities (filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com),
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information, which speak only as of the date on which they are
made. In particular, statements relating to future performance are
forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. CGI
disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or on this
forward-looking information. You will find more information about
the risks that could cause our actual results to differ
significantly from our current expectations in the Risks and
Uncertainties section.
SOURCE CGI GROUP INC.
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