National Conference Services Inc.

National Conference Services Inc., doing business as Ncsi, is a federal event management and conference planning prime contractor based in Columbia, Maryland, that operates exclusively through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule and related IDCs, issuing zero-dollar and low-dollar task orders to federal agencies planning conferences, technology expositions, and logistics engagement forums across the United States and internationally. The vendor holds no SBA set-aside certifications and competes in full-and-open procurement.

Ncsi's customer base is heavily defense-oriented and geographically dispersed. The top five funding entities by potential-value share (93% of combined potential value) include the GSA Federal Acquisition Service ($17.9 million across four awards), the Department of the Army Headquarters ($7.1 million across three awards), the General Services Administration ($2 million in one award), GSA Public Buildings Service Region 10 ($258 thousand in one award), and the Department of the Army Africa Command ($23 thousand across eight awards). By award count, the Army Africa Command ranks first with eight awards, followed by the United States Marine Corps (seven awards), the Defense Intelligence Agency (seven awards), the Air Force Air Combat Command (five awards), and the Defense Information Systems Agency (five awards) — collectively accounting for 32% of all recent awards but representing modest dollar values outside the GSA-tier work. Recent capability examples include planning and execution of the SOCAF FLINTLOCK 2026 technology exposition in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (zero-dollar delivery order, February 26, 2026, completing April 30, 2026), logistics industry engagement in Monrovia, Liberia (zero-dollar delivery order, July 25, 2025, completing August 8, 2025), and a technology exposition in Cotonou, Benin (zero-dollar delivery order, May 20, 2025, completing July 31, 2025).

Ncsi's primary vehicle is the GSA Multiple Award Schedule Federal Supply Schedule contract (GS23F0275L), awarded January 3, 2022, with a $2 million ceiling running through January 2, 2032. The vendor has issued 17 task orders against this Schedule carrying $10.8 million in combined potential value, and holds two additional Indefinite Delivery Contracts (HHM40204A0020 with seven task orders and N0017804D1061 with three task orders) plus a BPA under the Schedule. The GSA labor portfolio spans eleven categories from Administrative Support at $45.10 per hour through Executive Strategist at $322.32 per hour, all requiring bachelor's degrees or high school education with relevant experience and no security clearance requirements. Category concentration reflects the vendor's event focus: Convention and Trade Show Organizers (36 awards), Marketing Consulting Services (14 awards), and Public Relations Agencies (13 awards) dominate the NAICS profile.

Ncsi has been active federally since 1999, with recent-year award volume stable at one to two awards per fiscal year through 2026 and combined potential value of $29.2 million across 99 total awards. The vendor obligated $10.1 million (34% of combined potential value) across this portfolio. Only one award faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. The vendor operates solely as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint.

Event planning and production services, including conference, career fair, job fair, industry day, seminar, meeting, convention.