CGI Awarded US$52 Million Contract for Operations& Maintenance Support for GSA's Pegasys Financial Management System

CGI Federal, Inc., a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A) announced today that it has been selected by the U.S.General Services Administration (GSA) to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) support and software upgrades for the agency’s Pegasys financial management application. The contract is valued at US$52 million over five years.

GSA’s Pegasys financial management system, which is hosted in CGI’s Phoenix Data Center, is based on CGI’s market leading Momentum^® financial management software. It supports users from 11 regions across the country and the processing of nearly 20 million transactions totaling over US$24 billion annually. Under this contract, CGI will provide project management, production support, testing, development and implementation support as well as software upgrades and maintenance.

“CGI has over 10 years of success in providing Pegasys technical support and software maintenance to GSA,” said George Schindler, President, CGI Federal. “CGI is in the business of satisfying clients. We are proud that GSA has once again chosen CGI as its partner to support the Pegasys system.”

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 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 25,500 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, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. CGI's annual revenue run rate stands at $3.8 billion and at March 31, 2009, CGI's order backlog was $12.0 billion. CGI 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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