NCI Awarded $50 Million Multiple Award National Guard Bureau Joint Doctrine, Training, and Force Development Contract

NCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCIT), a leading provider of information technology (IT), engineering, and professional services and solutions to U.S. Federal Government agencies, is pleased to announce a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) award with a ceiling value of up to $50 million for all awardees. This multiple-award, competitive BPA was issued under the GSA MOBIS contract for a five year period.

The National Guard Bureau Joint Doctrine, Training, and Force Development program provides training and professional services covering a broad spectrum, including designing, planning, preparing, executing, and assessing programs for joint doctrine, education, training, and exercises. This includes the assessment and corrective actions supporting the National Guard Joint Force and Defense support to civil authorities for the NGB Headquarters (HQ), and the Joint Force HQ of the 54 States and Territories, and subordinate joint entities including: Joint Task Forces (JTF); Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) - Enhanced Response Force Packages (CERFP); and Civil Support Teams.

“NCI is pleased to have the opportunity to assist the National Guard in meeting Joint-arena requirements to train units and organizations across distributed geographic areas. Our team was organized to provide multi-functional and technology driven solutions in support of the National Guard’s Homeland Defense and the Operational Missions,” said Terry W. Glasgow, President of NCI.

About NCI, Inc.:

NCI is a leading provider of information technology (IT), engineering, and professional services and solutions to U.S. Federal Government agencies. As an ISO 9001:2000–certified company, NCI’s award-winning expertise encompasses areas critical to its customers’ mission objectives, including enterprise systems management; network engineering; information assurance and cybersecurity; software development and systems engineering; program management, acquisition, and lifecycle support; engineering and logistics; medical transformation/health IT; and distance learning and training solutions. The company is a member of the Russell 2000 index. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, NCI has approximately 2,600 employees and nearly 100 locations worldwide.

Forward-Looking Statement: Statements and assumptions made in this press release, which do not address historical facts, constitute “forward-looking” statements that NCI, Inc. believes to be within the definition in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Such forward-looking statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated results. These factors include but are not limited to: the failure of the Government to allot funds to NCI to complete performance of the contract; the risk of contract performance; government contract procurement (such as bid protest) and termination risks; competitive factors such as pricing pressures and/or competition to hire and retain employees; and material changes in laws or regulations applicable to the company’s businesses. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please refer to the section titled “Risk Factors” in NCI, Inc.’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period ended December 31, 2008. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are only made as of the date of this news release and NCI, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update any of the forward-looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.