UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2006

NCI, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	000-51579	20-3211574
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11730 Plaza America Drive, Reston, VA	20190
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 707-6900

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; and

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 28, 2006, NCI, Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005 and earnings guidance for the first quarter and full year 2006. A copy of the February 28, 2006 press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	NCI, Inc., Press Release, dated February 28, 2006, announcing financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	NCI, Inc.
Date: February 28, 2006	By:	/s/ Judith L. Bjornaas
		Judith L. Bjornaas
		Senior Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer