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Data Center Rates

Fiscal Year 2010

The rates for CIT services are effective December 1, 2009.

Titan System (OS/390)

Note: “CPU second” refers to an IBM z9-BC (2096-M03) processor.
FY 2010 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 second)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) $ .0093
Backup (per megabyte, per day) $ .000270
Dedicated disk (per month) $ 2,112.00
Tape
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 2010 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) $ 2,021.00
Unix 4 Proc Server (per month) $ 3,099.00
Unix Entry-Level Multi-Core Server (per month) $ 2,147.00
Unix Virtual Server (VM Ware) (per month) $ 1,446.00
Oracle Services on Shared Server
Shared Oracle Database service (2 instances per month) $ 6,546.00
Additional Oracle Database instance (per month) $ 2,395.00
Oracle Services on Dedicated Server
Dedicated Oracle License (cost determined at time of agreement) $ TBD
Dedicated Oracle Database service (2 instances per month) $ 4,998.00
Additional Dedicated Oracle Database instances (per month) $ 1,617.00
Dedicated Oracle Application Server service (2 instances per month) $ 4,998.00
Additional Dedicated Oracle Application Server instances (per month) $ 1,617.00
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 2010 Rate
Helix Services
Helix user subscription fee (per month) $ 25.00
Disk storage (per MB, per month) $ 2.50
 

Microsoft Windows Services

FY 2010 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/application (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
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 (per instance, per processor, per month) $ TBD
First application DB setup charge $ 1,450.00
First application DB monthly charge $ 1,320.00
Each additional application DB setup charge $ 150.00
Each additional application DB monthly charge $ 220.00
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) $ 80.00
Setup charge (per database) $ 450.00
First application DB monthly charge (per database) $ 399.00
Each additional application DB (per month) $ 220.00
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 2010 Rate
Email List (Listserv) Services - non-NIH customers
Per list per year $ 59.00
Mobile Device Alerting Service
Per seat for Year 1 $ 220.00
Per seat per annum Year 2 and beyond $ 84.00
 

Video Services

FY 2010 Rate
Scheduled Video Bridging (ISDN or IP)
384Kbps or below  
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per port/per minute $ .78
HD video conferencing (above 768Kbps), per port/per minute $ 3.12
Desktop video conferencing (one-time cost) $ 156.00
ISDN to IP Gateway Service 
64Kbps-per port/per minute (e.g. 384Kbps video call = $.042/minute) $ 0.07
Established DID (direct inward ISDN dial-in number), per video endpoint $ 65.00
Video Certification and Registration 
Gatekeeper IP registration, per video endpoint/fiscal year $ 130.00
Bridging certification (audio/video verification), per video endpoint $ 35.00
General Labor/Meeting Support 
Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 117.00
After Hours, per hour $ 175.50
 

Video Conferencing/Support and Room Development/Support

FY 2010 Rate
Videocast
Encoding Support (includes Perpetual Archiving)
     Business Day (5AM-8PM), per hour $ 273.00
     After Hours, per hour $ 448.50
Podcasting
Podcasting/Transcoding, per hour $ 117.00
Captioning
   Post Production (5 day turnaround) SMIL - includes caption connections
     Set up fee $ 78.00
     Real Player/WMV/QuickTime, per hour $ 520.00
     Transcript (required if no electronic copy), per hour $ 130.00
Remote Event Support/Events with Special Requirements
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 117.00
     After Hours, per hour $ 175.00
Equipment Rental
     Mobile Encoder, per hour $ 78.00
Archival Support
     $1/MB $ 1.00
Web Collaboration
Adobe Connect
     Connect Service, per minute $ .13
     Audio Conferencing, per minute $ .06
     Author License, per month $ 57.20
     300-person Seminar Room, per hour $ 1,500.00
     500-person Seminar Room, per hour $ 3,000.00
     NIH- or HHS-only URL restriction (per URL) $ 75.00
     Encoded Video Event (per hour) $ 75.00
General Labor/Meeting Support 
     Business Day (8AM-5PM), per hour $ 117.00
     After Hours, per hour $ 175.00
Room Development/Support
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
 

Miscellaneous Services

FY 2010 Rate
Load Balancer Services for Applications
Maintenance, hardware, system, and load balancer support (F5 3600) $ 5,373.00
Maintenance, hardware, system, and load balancer support (F5 FIPS 6400) $ 6,734.00
Maintenance, hardware, system, and load balancer support (F5 FIPS 6900) $ 8,439.00
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 $ 5,400.00
Each additional rack $ 2,000.00
Rental (per month)
Rack Charge $ 2,700.00
"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 $ 5,800.00
Each additional rack $ 2,000.00
Rental (per month)
Rack charge $ 2,900.00
"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
Reports $ 25.00
Key Match Startup fee (includes first month of service) $ 116.00
Key Match (monthly) $ 50.00
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 traffic)
Server charge $ 61.80
Password protection $ 10.30
Secure sockets layer (SSL) $ 20.60
Intermediate (up to 25 MB storage, 1000 MB traffic)
Server charge $ 103.00
Password protection $ 15.45
Secure sockets layer (SSL) $ 36.05
Advanced (up to 50 MB storage, 2000 MB traffic)
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 25, 2009