NCI Awarded $5.5 Million NETCENTS Task Order from Air Force Research Laboratory.

RESTON, Va. -- NCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCIT), a leading provider of information technology services and solutions to U.S. federal government agencies, announced today that it has been awarded a task order from the United States Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Rome, New York. The task order was the result of a competitive award under the Air Force's NETCENTS contract and has a one year value of approximately $5.5 million. Under the task order, NCI will provide information technology services to support the researchers and scientists at the Rome Research Site during the government fiscal year 2008. Effort under this task order commenced October 1, 2007.

"We are exceptionally pleased to have been chosen by the Air Force Research Laboratory to be their information technology services provider. The AFRL has a vital mission in supporting the Air Force in meeting the challenges of the information age, and we look forward to becoming a valued partner as they evaluate concepts and technologies to meet those challenges," said Terry Glasgow, President and Chief Operating Officer.

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NCI 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 network engineering, information assurance, systems development and integration, and enterprise systems management. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, NCI has approximately 1,900 employees and 50 locations. For more information, visit our Web site at www.nciinc.com, or e-mail [e-mail].

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 task order; the risk of task order 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, 2006. 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.