-Largest Child Support Privatization Contract in the U.S.-
MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS), a leading provider of government services, announced
today that its Human Services North America Division recently won a new,
five-year, $49 million contract to provide full-service child support
operations with the Tennessee Department of Human Services for the 30th
Judicial District in Shelby County.
The effort is the largest privatization contract for child support
enforcement services in the nation. MAXIMUS will provide a broad range
of child support enforcement services including location and
establishment of paternity, support orders, medical support orders,
interstate case processing services, and customer service.
Virginia T. Lodge, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human
Services commented, “Our primary goal continues to be that children of
Memphis and Shelby County and throughout our state receive the support
to which they are entitled.”
For over thirty years, MAXIMUS has operated full-service and
specialized-service child support projects throughout North America,
helping child support programs improve operations and maximize their
resources. To ensure that all children receive support from both
parents, child support enforcement agencies partner with MAXIMUS to
locate non-custodial parents, establish paternity and support orders,
and enforce support payments to families.
“This latest contract award further validates our long-standing presence
in our core health human services market as the preferred provider of
specialized child support services,” stated MAXIMUS CEO Richard Montoni.
“MAXIMUS continues to build upon its portfolio of health and human
services programs as we broaden our market-leading position. We look
forward to working with the Tennessee Department of Human Services to
administer this program successfully.”
MAXIMUS is a leading provider of government services and is devoted to
providing health and human services program management and consulting
services to its clients. The Company has more than 6,000 employees
located in more than 220 offices in the United States, Canada,
Australia, Israel and the United Kingdom. Additionally, MAXIMUS is
included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
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the Company's confidence and strategies and the Company's expectations
about revenues, results of operations, profitability, future contracts,
market opportunities, market demand or acceptance of the Company's
products are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. These uncertainties could cause the Company's
actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements and include reliance on government clients;
risks associated with government contracting; risks involved in managing
government projects; legislative changes and political developments;
opposition from government unions; challenges resulting from growth;
adverse publicity; and legal, economic, and other risks detailed in
Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's most recent Quarterly Report filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, found on www.maximus.com.
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