NIC Federal Awarded No-Cost Contract to Continue Operating the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Pre-Em...
10 September 2015 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
NIC Federal has supported the FMCSA PSP since
2010 at no cost to the federal government
NIC Federal, a wholly owned subsidiary of NIC Inc. (NASDAQ:
EGOV) and a leading provider of digital government services and
solutions to the U.S. federal government, announced today it has
been awarded a three-year, no-cost contract to continue operating
the Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) on behalf of the U.S.
Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration. Following a competitive and open bid process, the
contract consists of a one-year base period with two, one-year
renewal options that FMCSA can exercise taking the contract through
August 2018.
Since 2010, NIC has partnered with FMCSA to improve highway
safety by providing a simplified and secure process for hiring
officials at commercial truck and bus companies to check the safety
records of applicant drivers upon receiving written consent from
the individual. NIC delivers full operational support of PSP,
including all web site maintenance, dedicated customer service and
support, educational outreach, and proactive promotion at no cost
to the government through a unique contracting model funded
entirely by transactional fees paid by end users of the
service.
“NIC is proud of the work we do with FMCSA to improve the safety
of our country’s roads,” said Robert Knapp, Chief Operating Officer
for NIC. “FMCSA and NIC have developed a private-public partnership
that simultaneously supports the agency’s mission, achieves cost
savings, and mitigates risk for the industry. We appreciate the
continued confidence FMCSA has placed in NIC.”
The Pre-Employment Screening Program offers access of up to five
years of driver crash data and three years of inspection data
regardless of the state or jurisdiction. By using driver safety
information during pre-employment screening, commercial carriers
will be able to better assess the potential safety risks of
prospective driver-employees. PSP also gives drivers additional
opportunities to verify the data in their driving history and
correct any discrepancies. All individual driver records are
strictly protected in accordance with federal privacy laws.
According to a study released by FMCSA in 2013, PSP positively
impacts the safety of America’s roadways. The study shows that
carriers using PSP have, on average, decreased crash rates by 8
percent, and driver out-of-service (OOS) rates by 17 percent. It is
estimated that in the 12 months studied, the carrier group using
PSP prevented 863 crashes and more than 3,500 driver OOS incidents.
A summary of the study can be found at:
https://www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/psp/Documents/PSP-Safety-Impact-analysis-brief.pdf.
About NIC Federal
Headquartered in Arlington, Va., NIC Federal, LLC, a wholly
owned subsidiary of NIC Inc., delivers secure, user-friendly, and
cost-effective information technology and digital solutions to the
U.S. federal government. Additional information is available at
http://www.nicfederal.com.
About NIC Inc.
Founded in 1992, NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) provides digital
government services and solutions to more than 3,500 federal,
state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named
NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in America” six times,
most recently ranked at No.36 (2014), and the company has been
included five times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional
information is available at http://www.egov.com.
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