NIC Solutions

What NIC Solutions does

NIC Solutions, legally Nguyen Information Consulting and doing business as Net-Integrated Consulting, is a small, privately held IT, healthcare, and project management consulting firm headquartered in Urbandale, Iowa. The firm delivers custom software development, clinical analysis, and certified-project-management services to federal and state government agencies — most prominently the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which it has supported continuously since 2006, along with HRSA, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Army, NIH, and the States of Iowa and Minnesota. NIC has built and continues to support specific CMS software products, including the Data Element Library (DEL) for post-acute care HIT standardization, the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT), and Measure Instrument Development (MIDS) support.

The firm's underlying technology stack centers on custom application development, manual and automated QA testing, and Agile methodology delivery backed by certified PMPs, scrum masters, and product owners. Its healthcare work is differentiated by embedded clinical/medical experts who collaborate directly with developers, enabling products that align with CMS XLC and broader HIT standards. Underlying the delivery capability is a credentialed compliance posture: GSA Schedule 70 (GS-35F-0075W), the National Surveyor Training Program (NSTP), SPARC, CIO-SP3, CAGE 4CBH5, DUNS 833075299, and a DCAA-approved accounting system.

NIC's business model is professional services delivered through federal and state contract vehicles, functioning as both prime contractor and subcontractor. Pricing is quote-based per project and contract; there is no disclosed productized SaaS or volume-based pricing. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales into public-sector buyers, with marketing limited primarily to a LinkedIn presence and a Wix-hosted capability statement. The firm is founder-owned, has no disclosed institutional funding or M&A activity, and operates with 11–50 employees focused almost exclusively on U.S. government and healthcare clients.

Name

NIC Solutions

Legal name

Nguyen Information Consulting

Website

https://nicwdm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NIC Solutions is a privately held IT, healthcare, and project management consulting firm in Urbandale, Iowa, serving federal and state government agencies — chiefly CMS since 2006 — through vehicles including GSA Schedule 70, SPARC, CIO-SP3, and NSTP, with 11–50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Urbandale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government IT Consulting: Providing IT and healthcare services to federal and state government agencies including CMS, HRSA, Department of Veterans Affairs, and U.S. Army through various contract vehicles including GSA Schedule 70 and multiple IDIQ/GWAC vehicles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

NIC Solutions provides Information Technology consulting, Healthcare Clinical analysis, and Project Management services to federal, state, and commercial clients. Deliverables include custom software development, application and QA testing, Agile transformation, and support for CMS-specific software products such as the Data Element Library, Measure Authoring Tool, and Measure Instrument Development. Engagements are executed as prime contractor or subcontractor under vehicles including GSA Schedule 70, SPARC, CIO-SP3, and NSTP.

Product overview

Net-Integrated Consulting (NIC) operates as a professional services firm offering three core service lines: Information Technology Services (custom software development and technical solutions with ongoing support), Clinical Analysis Services (medical experts collaborating with development teams for healthcare products), and Project Management Services (certified PMPs, scrum masters, and product owners). NIC has developed and supports specific software products including the CMS Data Element Library (DEL), CMS Measure Authoring Tool (MAT), and CMS Measure Instrument Development (MIDS). The company also provides professional consulting services such as Business Analysis, QA Testing, and Program Management. NIC primarily serves federal government agencies (CMS, VA, Army, NIH) and state governments (Iowa, Minnesota) through contract vehicles including GSA Schedule 70, SPARC, and CIO-SP3.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Information Technology Services
• Clinical Analysis Services
• Project Management Services
• CMS Data Element Library (DEL)
• CMS Measure Authoring Tool (MAT)
• CMS Measure Instrument Development (MIDS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered products and services on time and within budget for CMS since 2006
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Highlight Technologies: Highlight Technologies is a small federal IT services contractor supporting HHS, CMS, and DoD health programs, providing a comparable small-business peer in federal healthcare IT delivery.
• RIVA Solutions: RIVA Solutions is a mid-sized federal IT and management consulting firm supporting CMS, HHS, and other agencies with Agile development and program support, comparable in scale and customer mix to NIC.

Broad incumbents

• GDIT (General Dynamics IT): GDIT is a large federal IT services provider with extensive CMS, NIH, and DoD health programs, frequently competing for IDIQ and GWAC task orders overlapping NIC's vehicle portfolio.
• CGI Federal: CGI Federal provides IT and business process services to civilian and health agencies, including CMS-adjacent programs, making it a broad incumbent competitor for federal health IT work.
• Leidos: Leidos is a large federal systems integrator with significant healthcare IT work for CMS, HHS, and VA, competing for many of the same vehicles and task orders NIC pursues.
• Deloitte (Federal Practice): Deloitte's Federal practice delivers management consulting and IT services across HHS, CMS, and state health agencies, competing on larger federal health IT opportunities alongside NIC.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is a broad federal consulting incumbent with deep CMS, VA, and military health engagements, representing the upper-end competitive benchmark for NIC's addressable market.

Direct peers

• MAXIMUS: MAXIMUS operates a federal services business that delivers IT, clinical, and program management support to CMS and other health agencies — directly comparable customer base and service portfolio to NIC.
• Cognosante: Cognosante is a healthcare IT services firm that supports CMS and other federal health agencies with similar interoperability, data standards, and clinical analytics work, making it a direct comparable in federal health IT consulting.
• ICF International: ICF provides management consulting, IT, and analytics services to federal civilian and health agencies, overlapping NIC's federal healthcare IT and program management offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/net-integratedconsulting

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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