March 18, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- CGI Group Inc.'s (NYSE: GIB) CGI Federal, Inc. unit said that it has been awarded a contract from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that is valued at US$135 million over five and one half years if all optional components are exercised.

The award, for the Medicare Advantage & Part D Maintenance and Enhancement Services contract, was made under CMS' Enterprise Systems Development IDIQ contract.

CMS developed the MA & Part D systems to support the legislatively mandated Medicare Modernization Act, which includes prescription drug benefits for Medicare recipients.

The 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, Virginia.

Company executive Cheryl Campbell said, "CGI's updates to the MA & Part D systems will enhance its performance and scalability as enrollments continue to rise."

Fairfax, Virginia-based CGI Federal provides IT solutions for federal government agencies. Montreal-based CGI Group is an information technology and business process services firm that, along with its affiliated companies, employs around 25,000 people.

CGI provides IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers in North America, Europe and India.

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