DALLAS, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced that it has been selected as a subcontractor to support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Information and Computer Technologies for the 21st Century (ICT21) initiative, designed to modernize the FDA's information technology (IT) services.

ACS' Federal Solutions line of business will work as a team member for Telesis Corporation of Rockville, Maryland, which was chosen as one of the prime contractors in the multiple award IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contract, which has a 10-year ordering period and a ceiling value of $2.5 billion.

Through the contract, the team will compete for task orders to assist the FDA in acquiring the skills, services, and IT infrastructure to accomplish its mission of creating a flexible and scalable agency-wide computing platform for the 21st century that meets the FDA business requirements and enhances the capabilities of FDA's IT environment.

"Helping government agencies realize their operational goals is a priority for ACS, and we are ready to assist the FDA with its IT vision for the 21st century," said Tim Conway, senior vice president and managing director of ACS Federal Solutions. "This is a key project for ACS as we expand our services in the federal market, leveraging the successes that the company has experienced on the state and local level."

ACS is the largest provider of BPO services and one of the largest IT service providers to the nation's public sector. We serve as an operational partner to more than 1,500 agencies at all levels of government located in every state in the U.S.

The work of ACS touches millions of people every day. Each year, for example, ACS processes more than half of the nation's child support payments; manages electronic payment card services programs in 15 states, disbursing government payments and benefits; processes nearly 550 million Medicaid claims totaling more than $42 billion in payments; handles more than half of the electronic toll transactions in the U.S.; facilitates more than 185 million online searches for unclaimed property; and services student loans for more than nine million borrowers.

Learn more about ACS' innovation for federal agencies by visiting http://www.acs-inc.com/federal

About ACS

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 63,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS."

The statements in this news release that do not directly relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control. As such, no assurance can be given that the actual events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. For a description of these factors, see the Company's prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent filing. ACS disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future event, or otherwise.

SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.