Systalex on the Winning Team Awarded the Financial System Modernization Contract from the US Environmental Protection Agency
Systalex to Provide Integration Support to Team Led by CGI Federal
22 February, 2007, Rockville, MD – Systalex Corporation, a leading information and IT solutions provider and the 4th ranked Small Technology Business in the DC metro Area by the Washington Business Journal, today announced that it is a member of the CGI Federal team chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the financial management shared service provider (SSP) for the EPA’s Financial System Modernization Project (FSMP). Systalex will provide integration support as part of the CGI team.
The FSMP program includes modernizing EPA’s financial system to CGI’s commercial off-the-shelf Momentum® software and migrating EPA’s financial system IT hosting and application management to CGI’s SSP under the Financial Management Line of Business (FMLoB) initiative. EPA’s FSMP award culminates the first large-scale financial system procurement conducted by a CFO Act federal agency under the FMLoB.
Systalex brings extensive federal financial systems management, earned value management and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) experience to the winning CGI Federal Team. Systalex’s role includes integration support between the new Financial System and other systems including the Office of Pesticides Program Information Network (OPPIN), the Integrated Contracts Management System (ICMS), and the Small Purchase Electronic Data Interchange (SPEDI).
“Systalex has been working with the EPA for over five years, and this win is another validation of the quality work we consistently deliver,” said Weipo Liao, President and CEO of Systalex. “This win, and our expanded relationship with companies like CGI Federal, will help Systalex continue to realize our stated goal of increasing our presence within the EPA.”
About Systalex Corporation
Systalex enables our clients to more effectively access and share information across their enterprise. Founded in 1993, Systalex provides hands-on functional and technical expertise to Federal agencies in support of implementation and operations of financial, information and administrative systems. Systalex is a certified 8(a) professional services firm that has a superior track record creating business value from portal and other knowledge management technologies. Systalex has an established and growing presence at the Environmental Protection Agency, providing technical support and guidance to several offices, including Water (OW), Air Quality (OAQ), and Acquisition Management (OAM). Past and present clients include the Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Bureau of the Census, as well as, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Postal Service.
About CGI Federal
CGI Federal (www.cgifederal.com) 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 annualized revenue run rate stands at $3.6 billion (US$3.1 billion) and at December 31st, 2006, CGI's order backlog was $12.6 billion (US$10.9 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.
For More Information Contact (For Immediate Release)
Mr. Rob Marks
Director of Marketing
Phone: 301-251-8889 x215
E-mail: rmarks@systalex.com