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CGI Announces US$135 Million Award from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Maintain and Enhance Medicare Advantage & Part D Systems

Posted on: Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 07:30 CDT

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FAIRFAX, VA, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CGI Federal, Inc., a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A) announced today that it was awarded the Medicare Advantage & Part D (MA & Part D) Maintenance and Enhancement Services contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The award, which was made under CMS' Enterprise Systems Development (ESD) IDIQ contract, is valued at US$135 million over five and one half years if all optional components are exercised.

"The Medicare Advantage & Part D systems are central to CMS's mission to support millions of Medicare beneficiaries," said George Schindler, President, CGI Federal. "CGI is proud to continue our strong partnership with CMS."

"CGI's updates to the MA & Part D systems will enhance its performance and scalability as enrollments continue to rise," added Cheryl Campbell, Vice-President, US Healthcare, CGI.

CMS developed the MA & Part D systems to support the legislatively mandated Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), which includes prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipients. These systems handle the complex data and transaction processing that is shared by the government agencies, plan providers, pharmacies, and retirement plans. CGI's services and support will be delivered from its offices in the Baltimore metro area as well as from its Southwest Virginia Delivery Center of Excellence in Lebanon, VA.

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 25,000 professionals. 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 $4.0 billion and at December 31, 2008, CGI's order backlog was $11.4 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.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this press release that do not directly and 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 sections 138.3 and following of the Ontario Securities Act. 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 and 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 MD&A, 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), as well as assumptions regarding the foregoing. The words "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "foresee," "plan," and similar expressions and variations thereof, identify certain of such forward-looking statements or forward-looking 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 significantly differ from our current expectations in the Risks and Uncertainties section.

SOURCE CGI GROUP INC.

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