Maryland Awards eGovernment Services Contract to NIC

NIC Inc.,

today announced that Maryland becomes the latest state to contract with the company for self-funded online government services. Agreements were recently finalized securing the initial primary funding source for the contract. This concludes the process that began with a competitive bid through which the State of Maryland awarded NIC a five-year contract with three additional one-year renewal terms at the option of the state that will run through August 2019. Through its subsidiary NICUSA, Inc., NIC will develop an innovative new design for the State's official website (http://www.maryland.gov), and initially begin enhancing a suite of online services for the Motor Vehicle Administration. Through a self-funded model, NIC will provide its services without using appropriated taxpayer dollars. “Partnering with NIC allows Maryland to take its e-government services to a whole new level," said Elliot Schlanger, Secretary of the Department of Information Technology. “Combining NIC's experience and best practices with the Governor's drive for innovation and cost-effectiveness, this relationship will result in many new ways that Maryland businesses and citizens will be able to conveniently and securely transact electronically with their state government."