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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of November 2007
Commission
File Number 1-14858
CGI
Group Inc.
(Translation
of Registrant’s Name Into English)
1130
Sherbrooke Street West
7th
Floor
Montréal,
Québec
Canada H3A
2M8
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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on
which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other
document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been
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event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission
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Enclosure: Press
Release dated November 14, 2007.
This
Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference in the Registrant’s
Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. Nos. 333-13350, 333-66044, 333-74932
and 333-112021.
PRESS
RELEASE
Stock
Market Symbols
GIB.A
(TSX)
GIB
(NYSE)
CGI
SELECTED BY PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES CANADA FOR $91.8 MILLION
DOLLAR
CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Ottawa,
Ontario, November 14, 2007– CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE:
GIB) has been awarded
a 3-year, $91.8 million dollar contract by Public Works and Government Services
Canada (PWGSC). The agreement entitles PWGSC to extend the contract by four
1-year extensions. In total, the services provided could achieve a potential
contract value of more than $400 million when considering growth and service
transformation. The contract is for the provision of engineering and technical
management services to the Information Technology Services Branch (ITSB)
of
PWGSC.
CGI
will work with PWGSC’s ITSB to
provide the expertise and resources required to maintain and manage ITSB’s
government-wide infrastructure domains. In collaboration,
ITSB and
CGI will evaluate and implement
technology
enhancements to these operating domains over the life of the agreement to
transform current service delivery to a results-based managed services model
as
part of PWGSC's ITSB Shared Services vision.
“We
are
delighted to have been recognized for our technology management capabilities,”
said Hicham Adra, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, National Capital
Region and Western Canada for CGI. “We are proud that our global expertise that
has helped other commercial and public sector clients transform their business
can be leveraged to assist ITSB.”
With
over 5,000 professionals dedicated to the public sector and more than $1
billion
in revenue from this sector, CGI is one of the largest IT and business process
services providers to government in Canada and the United States. The company
serves the federal government and 75% of provincial and territorial governments
in Canada. This deep expertise enables public sector clients to modernize
and
transform with services and solutions that improve the citizen experience,
increase efficiency and improve accountability.
About
CGI
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 26,000 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
$3.7
billion and at September 30th, 2007, 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.
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 or 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.
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For
more information:
Investors
Lorne
Gorber
Vice-President
Global
Communications and Investor Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
514
841-3355
Media
Yvonne
Gibson
Director
of Communications, Canada
yvonne.gibson@cgi.com
905
695-6421
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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CGI
Group Inc.
(Registrant)
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Date:
November 14, 2007
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By
/s/ David G.
Masse
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Name: David
G. Masse
Title: Assistant
Corporate Secretary
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