ACS gets Illinois child support payments contract

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a three-year, $109 million contract from the Illinois Department of Public Aid to provide child support payment processing services.

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a three-year, $109 million contract from the Illinois Department of Public Aid to provide child support payment processing services, the company announced today.

The contract runs through June 2006 with the option to renew for three years, the company said.

Under the contract, ACS of Dallas will provide child support receipt processing services and overall project management for customer service, payment disbursement, information technology and mail opening services.

Subcontractors on the project include Tier Technologies Inc., Levi, Ray and Shoup Inc., PRWT Inc. and La Salle Bank of Chicago.

ACS also handles a variety of other services and support for Illinois, including an electronic benefits transfer program, electronic transportation services, management of land records systems and services, IT and Web development, systems administration, customer support, network management, and engineering and logistics support.

The company provides child support services to 14 states and Los Angeles County. ACS is a provider of business process outsourcing and IT solutions. The company has about 36,200 employees and annual sales of $3.1 billion.