DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced it has won a competitively-bid contract renewal to process child support payments for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). The new contract has a potential nine-year term, consisting of a one-year base and four two-year options, and is valued at $163 million if all option years are exercised.
ACS, a leader in the field of child support systems and services, has operated Ohio’s Child Support Payment Central (CSPC) since 2002, providing payment processing, customer service and other mission-critical functions. Nearly all custodial parents in the state receive child support payments electronically by direct deposit or the Ohio e-QuickPay debit card, an ACS innovation that provides convenience, flexibility and relief from check cashing fees.
“Through innovative technology, ACS has helped the State of Ohio more efficiently operate one of the largest child support processing facilities in the country,” said Jeffrey Aldridge, deputy director, Office of Child Support, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. “ACS’ efforts are helping the state to deliver funds faster to our program participants.”
ACS processes half of the nation’s child support payments, more than $13 billion, providing services in 15 states.
“For eight years, we have worked closely with the state to ensure that we provide them with a best-fit program,” said Joseph Doherty, executive vice president and group president, ACS Government Solutions. “We are now focused on evolving our child support solutions so that they continue to exceed expectations.”
As the largest provider of business process solutions and one of the largest information technology service providers to the nation’s public sector, ACS serves as an operational partner to more than 1,700 government agencies on the federal, state, county and local level.
The work of ACS touches millions of people every day. ACS manages 27 electronic payment card programs for state and federal clients, disbursing government payments and benefits; processes nearly 570 million Medicaid claims each year totaling more than $50 billion in provider payments; saves state child care programs millions of dollars; services student loans for more than 11 million borrowers; and facilitates more than 75 million online searches for unclaimed property per year.
About ACS
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 78,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process 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.” Learn more about ACS at www.acs-inc.com.
