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CGI wins 10-year AOUSC contract for $143.5M

By TechTaffy Desk

CGI Federal, a U.S. subsidiary of CGI, has been awarded a ten-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC). If all options are exercised, the total value of the task order will be $143.5 million.

The contract includes an initial task order covering operations, maintenance, service desk support, and training for a one-year base period with nine additional one-year options.

The contract will focus on providing strategic consulting, application operations, management services, as well as hosting and support for the Judiciary’s financial management and acquisitions processes, powered by the Momentum for Ferderal ERP.

The Momentum platform is currently in use by over 100 federal organizations, according to CGI.

[Image courtesy: CGI]

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