CIO-CS Fee Cap Memorandum

Yes, the CIO-CS NCAF is listed as a separate Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) on contract holder quotes by default.  The CIO-CS NCAF is fixed at .35 percent (.0035) and is calculated using the following formula:

Total NCAF = Total Award Value * NCAF Percentage

Example: Total Award Value ($5 Million) * NCAF .35% (0.0035) = $17,500

The NCAF is applied to the total award value for contractor performance inclusive of the commodities and commodity enabling services.

Reference NIH Contract Access Fee and Fee Remittance in your contract.  Payments are due to NIH/NITAAC on or before the 10th calendar day of each month for all payments received from the government in the previous month.  Payments will only be accepted through the Department of Treasury’s secure government-wide collection portal Pay.gov at https://www.pay.gov/paygov/. Contact your financial institution/bank to establish an account authorizing Automated Clearing House (ACH) Direct Debit payments to Pay.gov.

Yes. All products and services on the CIO-CS contract are commercially available.

All CIO-CS Contract Holders are listed on the NITAAC website on the contract holder search page.