What Nationwide IT Services does

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is a privately held federal government IT services contractor headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, founded in 2006. The company delivers a portfolio of eight core service lines — Cloud Services, Digital Services, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, Software Development/DevSecOps, Mission Support, AI Services, and Data Analytics — exclusively to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies. Technical scope spans cloud strategy and migration, Zero Trust and network defense cybersecurity, Agile/DevSecOps software development, AI implementation, and data analytics, delivered through cleared personnel.

The firm operates as a professional services organization rather than a product company, monetizing through task orders and contracts awarded under government-wide acquisition vehicles. Its procurement footprint covers GSA Multiple Award Schedule, GSA VETS 2, OASIS+, DLA JETS 2.0, FAA eFAST, SeaPort-NxG, JAIC DRAID BPA, and MDA SHIELD, providing pre-competed access to a broad base of federal buyers. To extend capture reach, NIS maintains three jointly controlled joint ventures — NISCAP Federal, GCNIS, and NISCLOUD7 Federal — that enable specialized positioning across civilian, defense, and cloud-focused procurements.

The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales into federal agencies via these contract vehicles, supported by a corporate website and an active careers portal. Headcount is reported in the 251–500 range, consistent with a mid-sized federal services prime. Ownership is private with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company identified in the available material.

Name

Nationwide IT Services

Legal name

Nationwide IT Services Inc.

Website

https://nw-its.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nationwide IT Services is a privately held federal IT services contractor headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, delivering cloud, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, AI, and data analytics services to U.S. civilian and defense agencies through multiple government-wide acquisition vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal IT Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

ITSM Managed Services (Run/Operate/Optimize) (BPAEAJAN), ITSM Tooling Integration, Automation & Orchestration (BPAEAJAD)

Keywords

• Federal IT services
• Government cloud migration
• Federal cybersecurity
• DevSecOps consulting
• Mission support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Federal IT: Providing information technology services to federal government agencies including cloud strategy and migration, cybersecurity solutions, software development and DevSecOps, enterprise IT support, mission support, AI services, and data analytics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Nationwide IT Services is a federal government IT services contractor that delivers cloud services, cybersecurity, software development/DevSecOps, enterprise IT, mission support, AI services, data analytics, and digital services to U.S. civilian and defense agencies. The company operates exclusively through government-wide acquisition contract vehicles and three jointly-controlled joint ventures to pursue federal opportunities. Services are delivered as professional IT support engagements rather than as packaged software products.

Product overview

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is a federal government IT services provider offering a portfolio of eight core service offerings supported by three joint ventures. The services include Cloud Services, Digital Services, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, Software Development/DevSecOps, Mission Support, AI Services, and Data Analytics. The joint ventures include NISCAP Federal (federal market), GCNIS, and NISCLOUD7 Federal (cloud services for federal). The company operates as a services firm rather than a product company, delivering managed IT services to federal agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cloud Services Federal IT service line supporting clients in the strategy, transition, and execution of cloud adoption and migration efforts across U.S. civilian and defense agencies.
• Cybersecurity Comprehensive cybersecurity services for federal agencies including Zero Trust, Single Sign-On, network defense, and security architecture to protect digital assets.
• Enterprise IT Services that keep federal enterprise environments secure, resilient, and continuously evolving by providing the IT foundation needed to drive mission forward.
• Software Development / DevSecOps Federal software delivery service applying Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps, and Platform Engineering with open-source technologies to accelerate application development and delivery for agency missions.
• Mission Support Specialized mission-aligned support for federal customers offering technical advisory and engineering solutions to execute mission-critical tasks.
• Digital Services Modernization and innovation services for federal clients using advanced technologies including blockchain, automation, and machine learning.
• AI Services Secure and trusted AI solutions for federal agencies using cutting-edge technologies designed to drive innovation, enhance operational efficiency, and improve decision-making.
• Data Analytics Analysis, design, and implementation services that convert federal-agency data into actionable insights to support mission decision-making.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CGI Federal: U.S. federal IT services arm of CGI Group providing consulting, systems integration, cloud, and cybersecurity to civilian and defense agencies. Closely comparable to NIS in scale, federal-only focus, and capability portfolio, competing for similar GWAC-based task orders.
• Agile Defense: Mid-size federal IT services and cyber firm supporting DoD and federal civilian missions with software development, DevSecOps, and IT modernization capabilities. Closely aligned with NIS on scale, customer base, and service offerings.
• Sev1Tech: Mid-size federal IT services company providing cloud, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and mission-IT support to DoD and civilian agencies. Similar scale and service portfolio to NIS, frequently competing for the same mid-tier federal task orders through GWAC vehicles.
• ICF International: Public professional services firm that, similar to Nationwide IT Services, provides IT modernization, cybersecurity, cloud, and mission-support services to federal civilian and defense agencies. Comparable mid-tier scale with diversified federal exposure across the same GWAC-style contract vehicles.
• ECS (ASGN Federal): Federal IT services subsidiary of ASGN providing cloud, cybersecurity, AI/ML, and DevSecOps to DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Directly comparable to NIS in capability mix and federal-only focus, at a slightly larger but still mid-tier scale.

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Large federal IT services prime that directly overlaps with NIS's cloud, cybersecurity, digital, and AI service lines. Substantially larger scale and incumbency on DoD and civilian programs, but offers the closest large-cap comparable for NIS's federal IT services positioning.
• Leidos: Top-five federal IT services and systems integrator providing cloud, cybersecurity, and mission-IT solutions across DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Comparable in service portfolio (cloud migration, AI, Zero Trust) but at Tier 1 scale, serving as an incumbent competitor on many of the same programs NIS targets.
• ManTech: Federal IT services firm specializing in defense, intelligence, and federal civilian missions with deep cyber, cloud, and analytics capabilities. Now part of the Carlyle-backed ManTech combination, but historically a direct competitor to NIS on cyber and mission-IT task orders.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Premier federal management and technology consulting firm serving defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies with cloud, cyber, AI, and digital transformation capabilities. The federal IT consulting market leader, competing with NIS on many of the same advisory and modernization engagements.
• General Dynamics IT (GDIT): Federal IT services subsidiary of General Dynamics serving DoD, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies with cloud, cybersecurity, AI, DevSecOps, and mission-support services. Operates at substantially larger scale but with directly overlapping capabilities to NIS's eight service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NationwideIT

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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