Check our Contract Holder Directory for the exact number of contract holders on any given contract.
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No. The NCAF is not included in contract holder fully burdened rates under either the CIO-SP3 or CIO-SP3 Small Business GWACs. Therefore, the NCAF should be listed as a separate line item in contractor proposals as detailed in Article G.8 (NIH Contract Access Fee Remittance) of the CIO-SP3 or CIO-SP3 Small Business conformed contracts.
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No.
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NITAAC operates as a “Fee for Service” agency, and is required to cover its operating expenses while implementing technologies and solutions to better serve its government customers.
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The ordering contracting officer manages the task order after award.
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All CIO-SP3 contract holder on-and off-site rates can be obtained by logging into e-GOS . You can also visit the contract holder information page at the contract holder search : select the contract holder whose rates you want to see, and click the link to their individual websites.
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The CIO-SP3 Small Business Contracts were originally awarded in waves and are now being additionally extended through 4/29/26. This will ensure there is always a NITAAC CIO-SP3 Small Business IT Services/Solutions Contract available while CIO-SP4 is awarded and onboarded. The Period of Performance (POP) for each task order placed under the contract will be specified in the individual task order.…
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The NIH Contract Access Fee (NCAF) for the CIO-SP3 contract is .65% with a cap of $150,000 for any task order base or optional period (not to exceed 12 months) with funding in excess of $23 Million.
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The NITAAC team looks at scope, contract type, periods of performance, evaluation criteria, specificity of tasking and deliverables and the delivery schedule. We will also note whether the SOW is performance-based. NITAAC will provide suggestions for improving the SOW/PWS/SOO for all review areas as necessary within two business days and return them to the client, but the final decision on…
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NITAAC follows the guidance of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) which strongly encourages, but does not mandate, the use of Performance Based Contracting (PBC).
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