RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2005--NCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCIT), a provider of information technology services and solutions to U.S. federal government agencies, announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately $8.2 million by the U.S. Air Force under their NETCENTS contract for operations and maintenance support for Air Mobility Command's Advanced Computer Flight Planning system. This system provides planning and operational computer flight plans for Air Mobility Command's airlift missions worldwide. The contract, which has a base year with two option periods, is a continuation of work NCI has been performing for the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, IL.

"NCI looks forward to continuing its long-standing relationship with our Air Mobility Command customer," said Michael Solley, NCI President. "Under this contract, NCI will continue its record of outstanding service in providing operations and maintenance support for one of the Air Mobility Command's primary command and control systems."

About NCI, Inc.:

NCI, Inc., a Delaware holding company, through its subsidiary NCI Information Systems, Inc., is a leading provider of information technology services and solutions to U.S. federal government agencies. As an ISO 9001 certified company, NCI's award-winning expertise encompasses areas critical to its customers' mission objectives including enterprise systems management, information assurance, network engineering, and systems development and integration. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, NCI has approximately 50 locations and over 1,450 employees worldwide.

For more information, visit our Web site at www.nciinc.com, or e-mail mcrystal@nciinc.com.

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. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please refer to the section titled "Risk Factors" in NCI, Inc.'s Form S-1, as amended, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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.

    CONTACT: NCI, Inc.
             Maureen Crystal, 703-707-6777
             mcrystal@nciinc.com

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