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  • Does marketing material need to be approved by NITAAC prior to distribution to customers
    Contractor Personnel - Key Personnel, in your contract. Contract holders shall use the NITAAC CIO-SP3 logo in advertising, placing these identifiers in printed and in on-line communications; displaying CIO-SP3 promotional placards; and disseminating NITAAC CIO-SP3 marketing materials. Please visit the NITAAC contract holder secure area to access the marketing material. Appropriate use of the NITAAC CIO-SP3 logo in advertisements…
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  • What type of marketing material should the Contract Holders use to promote the CIO-SP3 GWACs
    Reference, Contractor Personnel - Key Personnel, in your contract. Contract holders shall use the NITAAC CIO-SP3 logo in advertising, placing these identifiers in printed and in on-line communications; displaying CIO-SP3 promotional placards; and, disseminating NITAAC CIO-SP3 marketing materials. Please visit the NITAAC contract holder secure area to access the marketing material.
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  • How is NCAF calculated
    Reference, NIH Contract Access Fee and Fee Remittance, in your contract.  (1) The fee percentage for CIO-SP3 is .65% (.0065) and for CIO-SP3 Small Business, it is 0.55% (.0055) (2) This fee percentage is applied to ALL line items (total proposal amount). (3) The formula is:  NCAF = Total Prop. Amount * Fee %. For example, if the total proposal amount is $500,000, the fee amount would be $3,250 for CIO-SP3 and $2,750 for CIO-SP3 Small Business. The…, Example (CIO-SP3): , Example (CIO-SP3): , # Period POP Duration Funded NCAF Total 1 Base Award - 12 Mo 12 mo $35,600,000.00 $150,000.00 $35,750,000.00 2 13 mo - 18 mo 6 mo $24,000,000.00 $150,000.00 $24,150,000.00 Base Period Subtotal $59,600,000.00 $300,000.00 $59,900,000.00 3 Option 1 19 mo - 30 mo 12 mo $14,999,900.00 $97,499.35 $15,097,399.40 4 31 mo - 36 mo 6 mo $8,900,000.00 $57,850.00 $8,957,850.00 Option Period Subtotal $23,899,…, #1 exceeds $23M, so the cap is applied., #2 exceeds $23M, so the cap is applied., #3 is less than $23M, therefore the cap DOES NOT apply., #4 is less than $23M, therefore the cap DOES NOT apply.
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  • What are the requirements for Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
    EVMS requirements are specified at the task order level by the OCO.
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  • Is there an on-ramp or off-ramp on the CIO-SP3 GWACs
    Yes. Reference, Ramp-On Procedure, and, Ramp-Off Procedure, in your contract.
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  • Can we propose labor categories and/or rates other than those in our contract
    Yes, if for unique professional skills. See, Unique Professional Skills – Task Order Level, in your contract. A new or different skill level category may be proposed at the task order level. You will need to provide detailed justification for the new/different skill level category. The OCO will determine whether circumstances warrant the use of unique professional skills.
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  • Do all prime contractors have the same labor categories on their contract
    Yes.
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  • Does an RFP under CIO-SP3 Small Business have to go out to all prime contractors
    RFPs are released to qualified contract holders based on the grouping and Task Areas selected by the customer, unless an exception to Fair Opportunity applies. Reference Fair Opportunity in your contract.
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  • Does an RFP under CIO-SP3 have to go out to all prime contractors
    RFPs are released to all contract holders under the CIO-SP3 GWAC as they qualified in all ten Task Areas, unless an exception to Fair Opportunity applies. Reference Fair Opportunity in your contract.
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  • Can state and local government use CIO-SP3
    No.
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