Cloud Computing: CGI Selected to Deliver Emerging Technology Solutions Thru the U.S. Government-Wide Contract Vehicle, CIO-SP3

June 4, 2012 Off By David
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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.