ICF Named OpenAI Select Partner

Partnership Will Help Clients Scale Mission-Ready AI

RESTON, Va., Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ICF (NASDAQ: ICFI), a leading global solutions and technology provider, today announced it has been named an OpenAI Select Partner, recognizing its proven ability to help organizations responsibly adopt and scale advanced AI services and solutions.

"Organizations need a practical path that integrates and operationalizes AI with their data, people, workflows and mission priorities, in a scalable, secure, well-governed way," said Kyle Tuberson, ICF chief technology officer. "Through this new partnership, ICF will combine OpenAI's frontier AI models with our leading mission, technology and implementation expertise to help government and commercial organizations accelerate innovation, improve operations and deliver measurable impact."

"ICF brings deep mission expertise and a strong track record of helping government agencies modernize critical programs," said Asad Zia, OpenAI director of public sector partner management. "By combining that experience with OpenAI's advanced AI capabilities, we can help public-sector organizations responsibly deploy AI to improve services, strengthen operations and deliver better outcomes for the people they serve."

ICF will apply OpenAI's technology to AI-enabled applications that improve citizen and customer experiences; AI-assisted software development and modernization that enhance client delivery; and internal enterprise use cases for operational efficiency. Across these efforts, ICF will apply its governance, risk management and human-centered implementation capabilities to help organizations determine where large language models can deliver the greatest value.

The collaboration builds on ICF's broader AI strategy and technology partner ecosystem, which brings together leading technologies, mission expertise and enhanced delivery capabilities to help clients speed up modernization efforts and improve service delivery.

As a trusted partner to public-sector and commercial clients and a leader in AI solutions, ICF helps organizations turn AI ambition into results. From strategy to execution, ICF supports clients in reducing time-to-value, accelerating mission impact and transforming service delivery through AI.

About ICF
ICF is a leading global solutions and technology provider. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at icf.com. 

Caution Concerning Forward-looking Statements
Statements that are not historical facts and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements may concern our current expectations about our future results, plans, operations and prospects and involve certain risks, including those related to: the government contracting industry generally; our dependence on contracts with U.S. federal, state and local, and international government clients for the majority of our revenue; failure by Congress or other governmental bodies to approve budgets and appropriations in a timely fashion, reductions in government spending, and the impact of a lengthy federal government shutdown; the current Administration's policy changes, executive orders, and failure to spend Congressionally mandated appropriations, including the resulting effect on government audits and contract terminations; changes in federal government budgeting and spending priorities; our ability to estimate and control costs under our fixed-price contracts; the realization of our backlog; the dependence of our commercial work on sectors of the global economy that are highly cyclical; and our ability to acquire and successfully integrate businesses. These and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements are described in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date hereof, and we specifically disclaim any obligation to update these statements in the future.  

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