What fee does NIH charge for using the CIO-SP 2i contract?
All non-NIH customers are assessed a minimal processing fee equal to 1% of the obligated Task Order amount. The fee is paid only through the prime contractor via a separate firm-fixed price (FFP) line item within the task order. (Note: If the task order amount is less than $25,000, there is a minimum NIH processing fee of $250. If there is a modification to the task order that adds additional funds (e.g., incremental funding actions, exercise of options, etc. the 1% processing fee (of the obligated amount of the modification) must be added as a separate line item in the modification. Again, the minimum processing fee is $250. NIH internal customers are charged a fee in accordance with the payment mechanism used. This fee is already calculated in the Service & Supply Fund charges. For further information, customers can contact the CIO-SP 2 Financial Team at the address specified in the Task Order Guidelines document.
