2. OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

Outsourced State Portal Contracts

The Company’s outsourced state government portal contracts generally have an initial multi-year term with provisions for renewals for various periods at the option of the government. The Company’s primary business obligation under these contracts is generally to design, build, and operate Internet-based portals on an enterprise-wide basis on behalf of governments desiring to provide access to government information and to complete government-based transactions online. NIC typically markets the services and solicits users to complete government-based transactions and to enter into subscriber contracts permitting the user to access the portal and the government information contained therein in exchange for transactional and/or subscription user fees. The Company enters into separate agreements with various agencies and divisions of the government to provide specific services and to conduct specific transactions. These agreements preliminarily establish the pricing of the electronic transactions and data access services the Company provides and the division of revenues between the Company and the government agency. The government oversight authority must approve prices and revenue sharing agreements. The Company has limited control over the level of fees it is permitted to retain. Any changes made to the amount or percentage of fees retained by NIC, or to the amounts charged for the services offered, could materially affect the profitability of the respective contract to NIC.

The Company is typically responsible for funding up-front investment and ongoing operations and maintenance costs of the government portals, and generally owns all of the intellectual property in connection with the applications developed under these contracts. After completion of the initial contract term, the government partner typically receives a perpetual, royalty-free license to use the software only in its own portal. However, certain customer management, billing and payment processing software applications that the Company has developed and standardized centrally and that are utilized by the Company’s portal businesses, are being provided to an increasing number of government partners on a software-as-a-service, or “SaaS,” basis, and thus would not be included in any royalty-free license. If the Company’s contract were not to be renewed after a defined term, the government agency would be entitled to take over the portal in place with no future obligation of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the contract and except for services provided by the Company on a SaaS basis, which would be available to the partners on a fee-for-service basis.

Any renewal of these contracts beyond the initial term by the government is optional and a government may terminate its contract prior to the expiration date upon specific cause events that are not cured within a specified period. In addition, 15 contracts under which the Company provides outsourced state portal services can be terminated by the other party without cause on a specified period of notice. Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented 59% and 57%, respectively, of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013. In the event that any of these contracts is terminated without cause, the terms of the respective contract may require the government to pay a fee to the Company in order to continue to use the Company’s software in its portal. In addition, the loss of one or more of the Company’s larger state portal partners, such as Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Montana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, or Utah, as a result of the expiration, termination or failure to renew the respective contract, if such partner is not replaced, could significantly reduce the Company’s revenues and profitability. See the discussion below under “Expiring Contracts” regarding the expiration of the Company’s contracts with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the state of Arizona.

At September 30, 2013, the Company was bound by performance bond commitments totaling approximately $6.1 million on certain outsourced portal contracts. The Company has never had any defaults resulting in draws on performance bonds. Under a typical portal contract, the Company is required to fully indemnify its government clients against claims that the Company’s services infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others and against claims arising from the Company’s performance or the performance of the Company’s subcontractors under the contract.

Outsourced Enterprise-Wide State Contracts

The following is a summary of the portals through which the Company provides state-wide outsourced portal management services to multiple government agencies at September 30, 2013:

NIC Portal Entity	Portal Website (State)	Year Services Commenced	Contract Expiration Date (Renewal Options Through)
Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC	www.wisconsin.gov (Wisconsin)	2013	5/13/2018 (5/13/2023)
Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC*	www.pa.gov (Pennsylvania)	2012	11/30/2017 (11/30/2022)
NICUSA, OR Division	www.oregon.gov (Oregon)	2011	11/22/2021
NICUSA, MD Division	www.maryland.gov (Maryland)	2011	8/10/2016 (8/10/2019)
Delaware Interactive, LLC	www.delaware.gov (Delaware)	2011	9/25/2014 (9/25/2017)
Mississippi Interactive, LLC	www.ms.gov (Mississippi)	2011	12/31/2015 (12/31/2021)
New Jersey Interactive, LLC	www.nj.gov (New Jersey)	2009	6/30/2014
Texas NICUSA, LLC	www.Texas.gov (Texas)	2009	8/31/2016
West Virginia Interactive, LLC	www.WV.gov (West Virginia)	2007	12/31/2013
NICUSA, AZ Division	www.AZ.gov (Arizona)	2007	In transition period – 12/26/2013 (6/26/2014)
Vermont Information Consortium, LLC	www.Vermont.gov (Vermont)	2006	6/8/2016 (6/8/2019)
Colorado Interactive, LLC	www.Colorado.gov (Colorado)	2005	5/18/2014
South Carolina Interactive, LLC	www.SC.gov (South Carolina)	2005	7/15/2014
Kentucky Interactive, LLC	www.Kentucky.gov (Kentucky)	2003	8/31/2014 (8/31/2015)
Alabama Interactive, LLC	www.Alabama.gov (Alabama)	2002	2/28/2015 (2/28/2017)
Rhode Island Interactive, LLC	www.RI.gov (Rhode Island)	2001	11/15/2013
Oklahoma Interactive, LLC	www.OK.gov (Oklahoma)	2001	12/31/2013 (12/31/2014)
Montana Interactive, LLC	www.MT.gov (Montana)	2001	12/31/2015 (12/31/2020)
NICUSA, TN Division	www.TN.gov (Tennessee)	2000	9/30/2014 (3/30/2016)
Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC	www.eHawaii.gov (Hawaii)	2000	1/3/2016 (unlimited 3-year renewal options)
Idaho Information Consortium, LLC	www.Idaho.gov (Idaho)	2000	6/30/2015
Utah Interactive, LLC	www.Utah.gov (Utah)	1999	6/5/2016 (6/5/2019)
Maine Information Network, LLC	www.Maine.gov (Maine)	1999	7/1/2016 (3/14/2018)
Arkansas Information Consortium, LLC	www.Arkansas.gov (Arkansas)	1997	6/30/2018
Iowa Interactive, LLC	www.Iowa.gov (Iowa)	1997	12/31/2013
Indiana Interactive, LLC	www.IN.gov (Indiana)	1995	7/1/2014
Nebraska Interactive, LLC	www.Nebraska.gov (Nebraska)	1995	1/31/2016
Kansas Information Consortium, Inc.	www.Kansas.gov (Kansas)	1992	12/31/2014 (12/31/2017)

*See Note 1 for discussion of the Pennsylvania contract.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company received a one-year contract extension from the state of Kansas, a two-year contract extension from the state of Nebraska and a four-month contract extension from the state of Vermont. Additionally, the Company received a five-month contract extension from the state of Rhode Island.

During the second quarter of 2013, the Company was awarded a five-year contract by the state of Wisconsin to manage its government portal, which includes an option for the government to extend the contract up to an additional five years. In addition, the Company was awarded a new three-year contract from the state of Vermont, which includes an option for the government to extend the contract for one additional three-year period. The Company also received a two-year contract extension from the state of Idaho, one-year contract extensions from the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the state of New Jersey, and six-month contract extensions from the state of Iowa and the state of Arizona with respect to the expiring Arizona portal contract.

During the third quarter of 2013, the Company received a two-year contract extension from the state of Maine. In addition, the Company received a six-month contract extension from the state of West Virginia and a three-month contract extension from the state of Iowa.

Other Outsourced State Contracts

The Company’s subsidiary, New Mexico Interactive, LLC, has a contract to manage eGovernment services for the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division (“MDV”) and its parent, the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company received a one-year contract extension from the MDV to management the state’s driver history database through June 30, 2014.

During the second quarter of 2013, the Company’s subsidiary, Virginia Interactive, LLC (“VI”), signed an agreement with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to provide eGovernment services from September 1, 2013 through February 28, 2015, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional six-month period through August 31, 2015. During the third quarter of 2013, VI signed an agreement with the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to provide eGovernment services from September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014, which includes an option for the agency to extend the contract for one additional 12-month period through August 31, 2015.

Outsourced Federal Contracts

NIC Technologies has a contract with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) to develop and manage the FMCSA’s Pre-Employment Screening Program (“PSP”) for motor carriers nationwide, using the self-funded, transaction-based business model. During the first quarter of 2013, the FMCSA exercised the third of its four one-year renewal options for the PSP contract, extending its term through February 16, 2014. As previously disclosed, the Company’s contract with the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) to design and develop online federal campaign expenditure and ethics compliance systems expired on June 30, 2013. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013, revenues from the FEC contract accounted for less than 1% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues.

Any renewal of the contract with the FMCSA beyond the initial term is at the option of the FMCSA and the contract can be terminated by the FMCSA without cause on a specified period of notice. The loss of the contract as a result of the expiration, termination or failure to renew the contract, if not replaced, could significantly reduce the Company’s revenues and profitability. In addition, the Company has limited control over the level of fees it is permitted to retain under the contract with the FMCSA. Any changes made to the amount or percentage of fees retained by the Company, or to the amounts charged for the services offered, could materially affect the profitability of this contract.

Expiring Contracts

As of September 30, 2013, there were 15 contracts under which the Company provides outsourced portal services or software development and services that have expiration dates within the 12-month period following September 30, 2013. Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented 39% and 38%, respectively, of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for each of the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013. As described above, if a contract is not renewed after a defined term, the government partner would be entitled to take over the portal in place with no future obligation of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the contract and except for the services the Company provides on a SaaS basis, which would be available to the government agency on a fee-for-service basis.

The contract under which the Company’s subsidiary, Virginia Interactive, LLC (“VI”), provided outsourced portal services to agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia expired on August 31, 2012. As more fully disclosed in a Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on April 18, 2012, VI chose not to agree to terms mandated by the Commonwealth of Virginia for a new contract. VI provided transition services as required by the contract through August 31, 2013. The costs incurred in transitioning out of VI’s contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia, including employee retention bonuses, operating lease termination costs, and fixed asset impairment, did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. For each of the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013, revenues from the Virginia portal contract accounted for approximately 2% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues. The Company continues to provide eGovernment services to two agencies of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as further discussed above under, Other Outsourced State Contracts.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company’s subsidiary, NICUSA, Inc. (“NICUSA”), chose not to respond to a request for proposal issued by the state of Arizona for a new contract. The contract under which NICUSA provided outsourced portal services to agencies of the state of Arizona expired on June 26, 2013. However, during the second quarter of 2013, the Company received a six-month contract extension from the state of Arizona to provide transition services through December 26, 2013, which includes options for the government to extend the contract for two additional three-month periods. The Company has evaluated the costs which may be incurred in transitioning out of NICUSA’s contract with the state of Arizona, including employee retention bonuses, operating lease termination costs, and fixed asset impairment, which are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. For each of the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013, revenues from the Arizona portal contract accounted for approximately 1% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues.