Federal contractor · FREDERICK, MD

NIC4 INC

NIC4 INC received $15M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 31 awards (+117% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $104.4M. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($12.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$15M
New awards
31
Sole-source
93%
Single offer
6.6%
UEI
FKJECQRV42E1
Other than small businessForeign-owned
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 110.7KFY2017
  2. 885KFY2018
  3. 7.2MFY2019
  4. 16.8MFY2020
  5. 14.9MFY2021
  6. 26.3MFY2022
  7. 3.2MFY2023
  8. 13.1MFY2024
  9. 6.9MFY2025
  10. 15MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$12.8M85%
    3 awards
  2. Drug Enforcement Administration$593.3K3.9%
    12 awards
  3. Federal Emergency Management Agency$547.5K3.6%
    3 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$338.4K2.3%
    1 awards
  5. Federal Bureau of Investigation$317.4K2.1%
    5 awards
  6. Federal Aviation Administration$261.2K1.7%
    1 awards
  7. Department of Veterans Affairs$81.5K0.5%
    2 awards
  8. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$45K0.3%
    1 awards
  9. U.S. Coast Guard$4,1000.0%
    1 awards
  10. Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$2,0940.0%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$9.5M64%
  2. IT & telecom$5.4M36%
  3. Professional services$61.9K0.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. Frederick County, MD$14.3M95%
  2. St. Mary's County, MD$338.4K2.3%
  3. District of Columbia, DC$261.2K1.7%
  4. Berkeley County, WV$60.9K0.4%
  5. Madison County, MS$20.6K0.1%
  6. Harris County, TX$6,1400.0%
  7. Miami-Dade County, FL$4,1000.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $15M
  • Sole-source awards93%
    US 30% · $14M
  • Single-offer competitions6.6%
    US 8.8% · $990.9K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of the Army$12.8M
    Department of Defense · 2 awards
  2. Federal Emergency Management Agency$547.5K
    Department of Homeland Security · 1 awards
  3. Federal Bureau of Investigation$339.1K
    Department of Justice · 1 awards
  4. Drug Enforcement Administration$184.3K
    Department of Justice · 2 awards
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs$81.5K
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. THIS IS FOR PROCUREMENT OF CYBERSECURITY HARDWARE, EQUIPMENT, INSTALLATION/INTEGRATION, EXTENDED WARRANTY AND OPTION OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES SUPPORTING IRAQ UNDER FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) CASES IQ-BZEN, IQ-B-ZDO AND IQ-B-ZDS.$9.5M
    Department of the Army· Frederick County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Jan 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026· W91CRB26C5018
  2. THIS DELIVERY TASK ORDER IS A FOREIGN MILITARY SALES REQUIREMENT FOR VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINAL SERVICES. THIS REQUIREMENT IS SET FORTH IN THE LETTER OF OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE : IQ-B-APT AMENDMENT 4. PERFORMANCE SHALL TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT IRAQ.$3.3M
    Department of the Army· Frederick County, MD· IT & telecom· Dec 16, 2025 – Dec 16, 2025· W91CRB26F5016
  3. KU-BAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES$865.5K
    Federal Emergency Management Agency· Frederick County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 26, 2025 – Jun 8, 2026· 70FA5025C00000009
  4. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS AND INCIDENT RESPONSE (AXE) ORGANIZATION REQUIRES SATELLITE PHONE SERVICES AND CONTINUING SUPPORT OF THOSE SERVICES AS REQUIRED.$837.2K
    Federal Aviation Administration· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 21, 2022 – Sep 12, 2026· 693KA922C00019
  5. NIUSG VOIP AND DMVPN SERVICES$666.9K
    Department of the Navy· St. Mary's County, MD· IT & telecom· Jun 9, 2025 – May 26, 2026· N0042125P0127
  6. MSAT 5 BEAM ALL REGIONS COVERAGE INCLUDES UNLIMITED PTT, ALL DEA TALK GROUPS SATPHONE CALLS BILLED SEPARATELY ALL RATE PLAN - 911 FEE. MONTHLY E911 EMERGENCY REFERRAL FEE ALL RATE PLANS. ADDITIONAL USAGE FEES$419.6K
    Drug Enforcement Administration· Frederick County, MD· IT & telecom· Apr 3, 2025 – Apr 8, 2026· 15DDHQ25P00000250
  7. TITLE: FY26, STSC, NETWORK INNOVATION, $401,797.40, MSAT REQUESTOR: NICHOLAS J FERGUSON AFT#: 2026-ST-0133 POP DATES: 02/07/2026 TO 02/06/2027 FUND TO DATE: 05/06/2026$401.8K
    Drug Enforcement Administration· Frederick County, MD· IT & telecom· Jul 24, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026· 15DDHQ26P00000653
  8. MSAT SERVICES$277.3K
    Federal Bureau of Investigation· Frederick County, MD· IT & telecom· Jul 30, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026· 15F06726C0000634

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $3M received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $3.4M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $1.8M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $1.3M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $807.6K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

7 companies · $10.3M reported

  1. MANTECH ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.$4.8M
    HERNDON, VA · 11 subawards · Other support activities for transportation
  2. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$3.3M
    GREENVILLE, TX · 5 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$1.4M
    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · 6 subawards · Other miscellaneous manufacturing

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Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 19 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. ITSTARS2, LLC$12.4M−63% in FY2026
    HERNDON, VA · 35% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Computer systems design and related services
  2. ATL-VISTA MPJV, LLC$13.9M−97% in FY2026
    ANCHORAGE, AK · 36% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Computer systems design and related services
  3. SYNCADD SYSTEMS INC$14.8M−95% in FY2026
    HONOLULU, HI · 36% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Computer systems design and related services

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.