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Data Center Rates

Fiscal Year 2009

The rates for CIT services are effective November 1, 2008, unless indicated otherwise.

Titan System (OS/390)

Note: “CPU second” refers to an IBM z9-BC (2096-M03) processor.
FY 2009 Rate
Processing 1
Batch CPU (per 2096-M03 CPU second)2 $ 2.47
Batch I/O (SIO) (per 1,000) $ .0206
Interactive CPU (per 2096-M03 CPU seconds)2 $ 2.85
Interactive I/O (SIO) (per 1,000) $ .0206
1 Model 204—CPU and I/O charges are computed at either the batch or interactive rate, as appropriate. IMS CPU charges are computed at the interactive rate.
2 A shift discount of 50% applies to both batch and interactive processing (per CPU second). Prime shift is 7:00A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Discount period is all other times.
DB2 Processing
Up to 1.70 CPU seconds (per 2096-M03 CPU second) $ 1.81
1.71 to 4.26 CPU seconds (per 2096-M03 CPU second) $ 1.33
4.27 to 34.10 CPU seconds (per 2096-M03 CPU second) $ .61
Over 34.10 CPU seconds (per 2096-M03 CPU second) $ .30
SILK/Shadow Direct Processing
Up to 1.70 CPU seconds (per 2096-M03 CPU second) $ 2.85
1.71 to 4.26 CPU seconds (per 2096-M03 CPU second) $ 2.61
4.27 to 34.10 CPU seconds (per 2096-M03 CPU second) $ 1.21
Over 34.10 CPU seconds (per 2096-M03 CPU second) $ .61
IMS (Per ENTER Keystroke) $ .05
Disk
Storage (per megabyte, per day) $ .0103
Backup (per megabyte, per day) $ .0003
Dedicated disk (per month) $ 2,112.00
Tape
Tape mount $ .52
Library storage (per tape-day) $ .03610
Tape Handling for Exporting Tapes $ 12.00
Tape Shipping for Exporting Tapes $ 10.00
Printing
Standard (per image) $ .0618
Labels (per 1,000 lines) $ 1.1845
Remote Job Entry
Setup fee for new RJE $ 100.00
Dedicated Line (per month)                                                                 CIT cost pass through
Port charge (per month) $ 50.00

EOS Systems (Unix)

FY 2009 Rate
Server fees encompass hosting services and include server hardware costs. Charges listed are for standard configurations. Custom configurations are available.
Dedicated Unix Server
Unix 2 Proc Server (per month) $ 1,916.00
Unix 4 Proc Server (per month) $ 3,099.00
Unix Entry-Level Multi-Core Server (per month) $ 2,147.00
Oracle Services on Shared Server
Shared Oracle Database service (2 instances per month) $ 5,951.00
Additional Oracle Database instance (per month) $ 2,177.00
Oracle Services on Dedicated Server
Dedicated Oracle License (cost determined at time of agreement) $ TBD
Dedicated Oracle Database service (2 components per month) $ 4,544.00
Additional Dedicated Oracle Database instances (per month) $ 1,406.00
Dedicated Oracle Application Server service (2 components per month) $ 4,544.00
Additional Dedicated Oracle Application Server instances (per month) $ 1,406.00
Other Services
Standard managed disk storage, including backup (per GB-month) $ 5.00
Premium managed disk storage, including backup (per GB-month) $ 7.50
 

Scientific Systems

FY 2009 Rate
Helix Services
Helix user subscription fee (per month) $ 25.00
Disk storage (per GB, per month) $ 5.00
 

Microsoft Windows Services

FY 2009 Rate
Server fees encompass hosting services and include server hardware costs. Charges listed are for standard configurations. Custom configurations are available.
Dedicated Windows Server
Windows 2 Proc Server (per month) $ 1,491.00
Windows 4 Proc Server (per month) $ 1,877.00
Managed disk storage, including backup (per GB-month) $ 5.00
Virtual Server (VM Ware) (per month) $ 990.00
Application Hosting Fees
Setup fee per website (one-time charge) $ 200.00
Web hosting (per IIS site, per month) $ 100.00
Print service (per queue, no server charge, per month) $ 12.50
Content Management Server fee (per month) $ 2,080.00
MOSS SharePoint and Content Management Services (per month) $ 546.00
MOSS SharePoint and Content Management Services Dedicated Environment (per month, plus server costs) $ 546.00
MS SQL Services on Dedicated Server
MS SQL Standard or Enterprise License (cost determined at time of agreement) $ TBD
First application DB setup charge $ 1,254.00
First application DB monthly charge $ 1,209.00
Each additional application DB setup charge $ 148.00
Each additional application DB monthly charge $ 184.00
Managed disk storage, including backup (per GB-month) $ 5.00
MS SQL Services on Shared Server (Shared Instance)
MS SQL license (per application, per month) $ 77.00
Setup charge (per database) $ 305.00
First application DB monthly charge (per database) $ 363.00
Each additional application DB (per month) $ 184.00
Managed disk storage, including backup (per GB-month) $ 5.00
ColdFusion Hosting on Shared Server
Site setup charge $ 220.00
Monthly charge (per site) $ 220.00
 

Messaging Services

FY 2009 Rate
Email List (Listserv) Services - non-NIH customers
Regular List (discussion or announcement) <501 addresses
Set up $ 100.00
Annual $ 900.00
Additional members (per 500 addresses, per year) $ 120.00
Announcement - Regular <50,001 addresses
Set up $ 100.00
Annual $ 1,800.00
Additional members (per 10,000 addresses, per year) $ 180.00
Announcement - Urgent <50,001 addresses
Set up $ 250.00
Annual $ 3,000.00
Additional members (per 10,000 addresses, per year) $ 300.00
 

Video Services

FY 2009 Rate
Video Bridge Services
Scheduled Video Bridging (ISDN or IP)
384Kbps or below
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per port/per minute $ .78
     After Hours, per hour +$0.78 per port/per minute $ 175.50
Above 384Kbps
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per port/per minute $ 1.56
     After Hours, per hour +$1.56 per port/per minute $ 175.50
Arranged SLA Audio Bridging
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per port/per minute $ .06
     After Hours, per hour +$0.06 per port/per minute $ 175.50
ISDN to IP Gateway Service 
     64Kbps, per port/per minute $ .07
General Labor Support
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 117.00
     After Hours, per hour $ 175.50
VTC Configuration
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 195.00
     Establish DID, per number $ 65.00
Manage Video Endpoint
     Per year - does not include time for configuration $ 130.00
IP Video Conferencing
     Desktop video conferencing - Annual License $ 156.00
     HD video conferencing (above 768Kbps), per port/per minute $ 3.12
Video Bridge Support
Dedicated Bridge Call Monitoring
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 117.00
     After Hours, per hour $ 175.50
Dedicated (ad hoc) Video Bridging
     IP-Only, per month/port $ 390.00
Bridge Certification
     per hour $ 117.00
 

Video Conferencing/Support and Room Development/Support

FY 2009 Rate
Videocast
Encoding Support
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 273.00
     After Hours, per hour $ 448.50
Podcasting
     Enhanced video/audio, per hour $ 117.00
     Enhanced video/audio (entire lecture series), per hour $ 65.00
SMIL Development
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 117.00
     After Hours, per hour $ 175.50
Archival Support (non-NIH customers)
     Per hour of run time or per 100MB $ 65.00
Captioning
   Post Production (5 day turnaround) SMIL - includes caption connections
     Transcript required, per hour $ 130.00
     Real Player/WMV/QuickTime set up fee $ 78.00
     Real Player/WMV/QuickTime, per hour $ 520.00
Equipment Rental
     Mobile Encoder, per hour $ 78.00
On-Site Labor
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 117.00
     After Hours, per hour $ 175.50
Web Collaboration
Adobe Connect
     Connect Live Service, per minute $ .13
     Audio Conferencing, per minute $ .06
     Author License $ 57.20
     Web Collaboration Labor Support $ 117.00
Room Development/Support
Installation (for projects smaller than 40 hours)
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 78.00
Service (48 hours notice required)
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 117.00
     After Hours, per hour $ 175.50
Engineering
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 175.50
Project Management
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 175.50
Preventive Maintenance
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 78.00
FedVRS - Technical Support
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 175.50
 

Miscellaneous Services

FY 2009 Rate
Firewall Services for Applications
Standard: Hardware, maintenance, and firewall support (per month) $ 2,377.00
High Utilization: Hardware, maintenance, and firewall support (per month) $ 5,599.00
Load Balancer Services for Applications
Standard: Hardware, maintenance, and load balancer support (per month) $ 4,649.00
High Utilization/FIPS Compliant: Hardware, maintenance, and load balancer support (per month) $ 6,122.00
Central Printing (LAN Initiated)
Per page $ .0680
Co-Location (Customer Server Area (CSA)) On Campus (NIH, Bethesda, MD)
Setup fee (for equipment installed at one time) 5
For first rack $ 5,800.00
Each additional rack $ 2,000.00
Rental (per month)
Rack Charge $ 2,900.00
"U" space in rack (three U minimum) $ 165.00
5 Setup includes cost of rack. Racks provided by customer need prior approval.
Co-Location (Customer Server Area (CSA)) Off Campus (Sterling, VA)
Setup fee (for equipment installed at one time) 6
For first rack $ 6,800.00
Each additional rack $ 2,000.00
Rental (per month)
Rack charge $ 3,400.00
"U" space in rack (three U minimum) $ 185.00
6 Setup includes cost of rack. Racks provided by customer need prior approval.
Google Search Engine Services
Setup fee (one-time charge) $ 250.00
Maintenance fee (monthly) $ 125.00
Search reports (per month) $ 25.00
Media Sanitization Service
Tapes, hard drives, and other storage media (per item) $ 2.56
CDs/DVDs/Diskettes (per 1/2 pound) $ 4.00
Disaster Recovery
Per month, per application $ 808.00
SILK Web (Per Customized Server, Per Month)
Basic (up to 10 MB storage, 500 MB data transfer)
Server charge $ 61.80
Password protection $ 10.30
Secure sockets layer (SSL) $ 20.60
Intermediate (up to 25 MB storage, 1000 MB data transfer)
Server charge $ 103.00
Password protection $ 15.45
Secure sockets layer (SSL) $ 36.05
Advanced (up to 50 MB storage, 2000 MB data transfer)
Server charge $ 206.00
Password protection $ 20.60
Secure sockets layer (SSL) $ 51.50
SILK Web (Public and Secure Servers, Per Month)
Unlimited number of web pages ("@WWW" data sets) stored under a userid, plus normal data storage charges. $ 20.60

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This page last reviewed: November 27, 2008