Alliant is a forward-looking contract that directly supports several initiatives, including Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) and Green Computing. The contract vehicle is available to all Federal agencies and provides streamlined access to a broad range of management and technical support services, enabling total and complex IT solutions to be acquired under a multiple award GWAC. Through innovative approaches, the contract will stay current as technology advances over the next decade.

"Alliant is a vital component in GSA's robust portfolio of IT contracts," said Jim Williams, Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service. "Alliant ensures that our customers have easy access to innovative IT solutions from a broad spectrum of highly qualified industry partners and provides an exceptional vehicle for federal agencies to achieve their missions through technology. Alliant represents perhaps the most comprehensive and flexible contract for IT solutions in government."

"We are very pleased with GSA's decision. The award of the Alliant contract to NCI will provide an opportunity for us to expand our customer base to new Federal agencies. We look forward to working with GSA and its customers in forging a mutually beneficial relationship based on trust, integrity, and delivering outstanding value. GSA's selection of NCI reaffirms our standing in the Federal Community as a premier provider of information technology solutions," said Charles Narang, Chairman and CEO.

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; systems engineering and integration; 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 2,500 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.

SOURCE: NCI, Inc.

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