Exhibit 10
    (iii) 50.





THE IT GROUP,
   INC.


NON-QUALIFIED
   STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


Pursuant to
   the


EXECUTIVE STOCK
   OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AND


THE 1996 STOCK
   INCENTIVE PLAN





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This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (
   Agreement) is made and entered into as of the Date of Grant
   indicated on Attachment A by and between THE IT GROUP, INC., a Delaware
   corporation (the Company), and the person named on Attachment A
   as Optionee. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this
   Agreement that are defined in the Program (as defined below) shall have the
   meanings specified in the Program.





WHEREAS,Optionee is an officer of the
   Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; and





WHEREAS,pursuant to the Companys
   Executive Stock Ownership Program (the Program) and 1996 Stock
   Incentive Plan (the 1996 Plan), the committee of the Board of
   Directors of the Company administering the Program and 1996 Plan (the
   Committee) has approved the grant to Optionee of a non-qualified
   option to purchase shares of the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of
   the Company (the Common Stock), on the terms and conditions set
   forth herein.





NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the
   foregoing recitals and the covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto
   agree as follows:





| | 1. | Grant of
     Option: Certain Terms and Conditions. The Company hereby grants to
     Optionee, and Optionee hereby accepts, as of the Date of Grant indicated
     on Attachment A, an option or options (the Option) to purchase
     the number or shares of Common Stock indicated on Attachment A (the
     Option Shares) at the Exercise Price per share indicated on
     Attachment A, which Exercise Price shall not be less than the market value
     of the Option Shares on the Date of Grant. The Option shall expire at 5:00
     p.m., Pittsburgh time, on the Expiration Date indicated on Attachment A
     and shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this
     Agreement. The Option is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock
     option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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| | 2. | Vesting.Upon the satisfaction of certain time or performance-based criteria as
     set forth in Attachment A, the Option shall become exercisable to purchase
     (vest with respect to) that number of Option Shares (rounded
     to the nearest whole share) specified in Attachment A. Any Option which
     has not vested prior to the Expiration Date shall expire on such
     Expiration Date.
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THE IT GROUP,
   INC.


NON-QUALIFIED
   STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


Pursuant to
   the


EXECUTIVE STOCK
   OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AND


THE 1996 STOCK
   INCENTIVE PLAN





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3.  
     Acceleration and Termination of Option.





| | (a) | Termination
     of Employment of Optionee.    In the event
     Optionees employment is terminated for Cause, all vested and
     unvested Options shall expire immediately on the Termination Date. In the
     event Optionee terminates his or her employment with the Company and all
     affiliates voluntarily, all vested and unvested Options shall expire
     immediately on the Termination Date. Subject to Section 3(d), below, in
     the event Optionees employment is terminated by the Company or an
     affiliate involuntarily (other than for Cause), all vested Options shall
     expire six (6) months following the Termination Date and any unvested
     Options shall be eligible for vesting for six (6) months following the
     Termination Date. Any Option which has not vested during such six (6)
     months following the Termination Date shall expire.
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| | (b) | Retirement of
     Optionee.In the event Optionees
     employment with the Company and all affiliates terminates on or after his
     or her Retirement Date, all vested Options shall expire on the second
     anniversary of the Optionees actual date of retirement. Any unvested
     Options shall be eligible for vesting for twelve (12) months following the
     Retirement Date. Any Option which has not vested during such twelve (12)
     months following the Retirement Date shall expire.
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| | (c) | Death or
     Disability of Optionee.In the event
     Optionee dies or becomes Permanently Disabled, all vested Options shall
     expire at the end of the original term and any unvested Option shall be
     eligible for vesting until the end of the original term.
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| | (d) | Change of
     Control.In the event of an involuntary
     termination of employment, other than for Cause, within 18 months
     following a Change of Control, all vested Options shall expire at the end
     of their original term and any unvested Option shall become immediately
     vested on such Termination Date and then expire at the end of the original
     term. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the
     exercisability of the Option at any time and for any reason.
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|4. | Adjustments.In the
     event that the outstanding securities of the class then subject to the
     Option are increased, decreased or exchanged for or converted into cash,
     property or a different number or kind of shares or securities, or if
     cash, property,
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THE IT GROUP,
   INC.


NON-QUALIFIED
   STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


Pursuant to
   the


EXECUTIVE STOCK
   OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AND


THE 1996 STOCK
   INCENTIVE PLAN





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| |  | shares or
     securities are distributed in respect of such outstanding securities, in
     either case a result of a reorganization, merger, consolidation,
     recapitalization, restructuring, reclassification, divided (other than a
     regular, quarterly cash dividend) or other distribution, stock split,
     reverse stock split, spin-off or the like, or, subject to the other
     provisions of this Agreement, in the event that substantially all of the
     property and assets of the Company are sold, then, unless the terms of
     such transaction shall provide otherwise, the Committee shall make
     appropriate and proportionate adjustments in the number and type of shares
     or other securities or cash or other property that may thereafter be
     acquired upon the exercise of the Option; provided, however, that any such
     adjustments in the Option shall be made without changing the aggregate
     Exercise Price of the then unexercised portion of the Option.
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| | 5. | Exercise.    The Option shall be
     exercisable during Optionees lifetime only by Optionee, by his or
     her guardian or legal representative, and after Optionees death only
     by the person or entity entitled to do so under Optionees last will
     and testament or applicable intestate law. The Option may only be
     exercised by the delivery to the Company of a written notice of such
     exercise pursuant to the notice procedures set forth in Section 6 hereof,
     which notice shall specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased
     (the Purchased Shares) and the aggregate Exercise Price for
     such shares (the Exercise Notice), together with payment in
     full of such aggregate Exercise Price in cash or by a cashiers or
     certified bank check payable to the Company; provided, however, that
     payment of such aggregate Exercise Price may instead be made, in whole or
     in part at, the election of Optionee, either (A) by the delivery to the
     Company of a certificate or certificates representing shares of Common
     stock, duly endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed stock powers, which
     delivery effectively transfers to the Company good and valid title to such
     shares, free and clear of any pledge, commitment, lien, claim or other
     encumbrance or (B) by authorizing the withholding by the Company of shares
     of Common Stock that otherwise would be issued to Optionee as a result of
     the exercise of the Option (such shares to be valued in either case on the
     basis of the aggregate fair market value thereof on the date of such
     exercise), provided that (i) Optionee shall have obtained the prior
     written approval of the Committee to pay the Exercise Price pursuant to
     the methods set forth in clauses (A) or (B) of this Section 4 and (ii) the
     Company is not then prohibited from purchasing or acquiring such shares of
     Common Stock.
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| | 6. | Payment of
     Withholding Taxes.If the Company is
     obligated to withhold an amount on account of any federal, state or local
     tax imposed as a result of the
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THE IT GROUP,
   INC.


NON-QUALIFIED
   STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


Pursuant to
   the


EXECUTIVE STOCK
   OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AND


THE 1996 STOCK
   INCENTIVE PLAN





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| | exercise of the
     Option, including, without limitation, any federal, state or other income
     tax, or any F.I.C.A., state disability insurance tax or other employment
     tax, then Optionee shall, concurrently with such exercise, pay such amount
     to the Company in cash or by cashiers or certified bank check
     payment to the Company; provided, however, that payment of such amount may
     instead be made, in whole or in part, at the election of Optionee, (A)
     either by the delivery to the Company of a certificate or certificates
     representing shares of Common stock, duly endorsed or accompanied by a
     duly executed stock powers, which delivery effectively transfers to the
     Company good and valid title to such shares, free and clear of any pledge,
     commitment, lien, claim or other encumbrance or (B) by authorizing the
     withholding by the Company of shares of Common Stock that otherwise would
     be issued to Optionee as a result of the exercise of the Option (such
     shares to be valued in either case on the basis of the aggregate fair
     market value thereof on the date of such exercise), provided that (i) the
     Company is not then prohibited from purchasing or acquiring such shares of
     Common Stock, and (ii) Optionee shall have obtained the prior written
     approval of the Committee to pay such amount pursuant to the methods set
     forth in clauses (A) or (B) of this Section 6.
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|7. | Notices.    Any notice given to
     the Company shall be addressed to the Company at 2790 Mosside Boulevard,
     Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146, Attention: Corporate Secretary or Senior
     Vice President, Human Resources, or at such other address as the Company
     may hereinafter designate in writing to Optionee. Any notice given to
     Optionee shall be sent to the address set forth below Optionees
     signature hereto, or at such other address as Optionee may hereinafter
     designate in writing to the Company. Any such notice shall be deemed duly
     given when sent by prepaid certified or registered mail and deposited in a
     post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United
     States Government.
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|8. | Stock
     Exchange Requirements: Applicable Laws.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no
     shares of stock purchased upon exercise of the Option, and no certificate
     representing all or any part of such shares, shall be issued or delivered
     if (a) such shares have not been admitted to listing upon official notice
     of issuance on each stock exchange upon which shares of that class are
     then listed or (b) in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such issuance
     or delivery would cause the Company to be in violation of or to incur
     liability under any federal, state or other securities law, or any
     requirement of any stock exchange listing agreement to which the Company
     is a party, or any other requirement of law or of any administrative or
     regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company; provided, however,
     the Company may, at its option, issue or
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THE IT GROUP,
   INC.


NON-QUALIFIED
   STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


Pursuant to
   the


EXECUTIVE STOCK
   OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AND


THE 1996 STOCK
   INCENTIVE PLAN





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| |  | sell unregistered
     stock hereunder, and Optionee hereby waives any and all rights arising out
     of or related to issuance or sale.
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|9. | Nontransferability.Neither the Option, nor any interest therein may be sold,
     assigned, conveyed, gifted, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred
     in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and
     distribution.
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|10. | The Program
     and 1996 Plan.The Option is granted
     pursuant to the Program and 1996 Plan, as in effect on the Date of Grant,
     and is subject to all the terms and conditions of the Program and 1996
     Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time; provided, however,
     that no such amendment shall deprive Optionee, without his or her consent,
     of the Option or of any of Optionees rights under this Agreement
     provided that no such consent shall be required if the Committee
     determines in its sole discretion and prior to the date of any Change of
     Control that such amendment is not reasonably likely to significantly
     diminish the benefits provided under such Option, or that any such
     diminishment has been adequately compensated. The interpretation and
     construction by the Committee of the Program and 1996 Plan, this
     Agreement, the Option and such rules and regulations as may be adopted by
     the Committee for the purpose of administering the Program and 1996 Plan
     shall be final and binding upon Optionee. Until the Option shall expire,
     terminate or be exercised in full, the Company shall, upon written request
     therefor, send a copy of the Program and 1996 Plan, in their then-current
     form, to Optionee or any other person or entity then entitled to exercise
     the Option.
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|11. | Stockholder
     Rights.No person or entity shall be
     entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the
     holder of any Option Shares until the Option shall have been duly
     exercised to purchase such Option Shares in accordance with the provisions
     of this Agreement.
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|12. | Employment
     Rights.No provision of this
     Agreement or of the Option granted hereunder shall (a) confer upon
     Optionee, if Optionee is an employee of the Company or any of its
     subsidiaries, any right to (i) continue in the employ of the Company or
     any of its subsidiaries or (ii) participate in any employee welfare or
     benefit plan or other program of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
     other than the 1996 Plan, (b) affect the right of the Company and each of
     its subsidiaries to terminate the employment of Optionee, with or without
     cause, (c) confer upon Optionee, if Optionee is an employee of any of the
     Companys affiliates, any right to continue his or her relationship
     with the Company notwithstanding that
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THE IT GROUP,
   INC.


NON-QUALIFIED
   STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


Pursuant to
   the


EXECUTIVE STOCK
   OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AND


THE 1996 STOCK
   INCENTIVE PLAN





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| | Optionee remains an
     employee of an affiliate of the Company, or (d) if Optionee is an employee
     of an affiliate of the Company, affect the right of the Company to
     discontinue its relationship with such Optionee or Optionees
     employee. Optionee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company and
     each of its subsidiaries may terminate the employment of Optionee at any
     time and for any reason, or for no reason, unless Optionee and the Company
     or such subsidiary are parties to a written employment agreement that
     expressly provides otherwise.
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|13. | Setoff.The Company
     shall have the right to setoff any Option or other amount due hereunder
     against any amount owed by Optionee to Company.
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|14. | Governing
     Law.This Agreement and the Option
     granted hereunder shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
     accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and
   Optionee have duly executed this Agreement as of the Date of
   Grant.








THE IT GROUP,
   INC.


NON-QUALIFIED
   STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


Pursuant to
   the


EXECUTIVE STOCK
   OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AND


THE 1996 STOCK
   INCENTIVE PLAN





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ATTACHMENT
   A





|Optionee:                                |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|Grant
     Number:                       |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|Date of
     Grant:                      |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|No. of Shares
     Purchasable:          |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|Exercise Price Per
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|Expiration
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|Performance-Based
     Vesting Criteria: |  | ·50% of
     the Option Shares shall vest if
   
       and when the price of the Common
   
   Stock averages $ for
     90 calendar
   
   days                                                                                
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|                                         |  | ·50% of
     the Option Shares shall vest if
   
       and when the price of the Common
   
       Stock averages $ for 90 calendar
   
       days                                                                             
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|Time-Based Vesting
     Criteria:        |  | ·Option
     Shares which do not vest
   
       pursuant to the above performance-
   
       based vesting criteria shall become fully
   
       vested on the date which is four years
   
       following the date of grant
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|THE IT GROUP,
     INC.                  |  | OPTIONEE                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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