CGI wins US$9.2 million task order from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs

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FAIRFAX, VA, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, has awarded Stanley Associates, Inc. (Stanley), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CGI Federal Inc. (CGI) (NYSE: GIB ; TSX: GIB.A), a US$9.2 million firm-fixed-price task order with a one-year base and four, one-year option periods on its 10-year multiple award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Global Support Strategy (GSS) contract. This task order is the first task order won under the GSS contract, which has a US$2.8 billion ceiling. CGI finalized its acquisition of Stanley on August 17, 2010.

Under this task order award, CGI will deliver business process support services to support the processing of more than 320,000 non-immigrant and immigrant visas at U.S. embassies and consulates located in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.

"We are proud to support the Department of State on a wide range of mission-critical projects," said Paul Belanger, Senior Vice-President, CGI. "Our team has the international experience and detailed understanding of the Asia Pacific region to partner with the Bureau of Consular Affairs as they seek to serve citizens and ensure national security through the visa process."

"We're looking forward to a smooth transition and successful implementation for this inaugural GSS task order," said Howard Ady, Vice-President, CGI. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to deliver capabilities to this vast Pacific region, with a proven solution that provides for a flexible, secure, applicant-centric, scalable and low-risk efficient delivery of services."

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 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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