Contract Access Fee. The CAF is ¾ of a percent (i.e. 0.0075) applied to all costs. The formula is: Total CAF = Total Costs * CAF Percentage. The total CAF collected per Order will be capped at a set amount to be determined by the Government. For more information on this cap, please see the Alliant website (xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/alliant). On all Orders, regardless of Order type, Contractors must estimate CAF in their proposals and OCOs must include CAF under a separate Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). The Contractor remits the CAF to GSA in accordance with Section G.9.5.
Contract Access Fee. (CAF) Remittance The Contract Access Fee (CAF) reimburses GSA for the cost of operating the Alliant Program. The CAF percentage is set at the discretion of GSA and GSA maintains the unilateral right to change the percentage at any time, but not more than once per year. GSA will provide reasonable notice prior to the effective date of any change. Contractors shall remit the CAF to GSA in U.S. dollars within 45 calendar days upon receipt of payment from the customer. Where payments for multiple invoices (on one or more Orders) are due, Contractors may consolidate the CAF owed into one payment. All CAF payments must be remitted via Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”). Failure to remit the CAF in a timely manner will constitute a Basic Contract debt to the United States Government under the terms of FAR 32.6.
Contract Access Fee. The Contract Access Fee (CAF) is ¾ of a percent (i.e., 0.0075) to be applied to the total price/cost for contractor performance as billed to the Government. The formula is: Total CAF = Total Price or Costs * CAF Percentage. The total CAF collected per Order will be capped at a set amount to be determined by the Alliant GWAC Program Office. For more information on this cap, please see the Alliant website (xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/alliant). On all Orders, regardless of Order type, Contractors must estimate CAF in their proposals and OCOs may fund CAF as a separate Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). On Labor-Hour type Orders, OCOs may require Contractors to include CAF in their Loaded Hourly Labor Rate. The Contractor remits the CAF to GSA in accordance with Section G.9.5.
Contract Access Fee. (CAF) Remittance The Contract Access Fee (CAF) reimburses GSA for the cost of operating the Alliant SB Program. The CAF percentage is set at the discretion of GSA and GSA maintains the unilateral right to change the percentage at any time, but not more than once per year. GSA will provide reasonable notice prior to the effective date of any change. Contractors shall remit the CAF to GSA in U.S. dollars within 30 calendar days after the end of the reporting quarter. Where payments for multiple invoices (on one or more Orders) are due, Contractors may consolidate the CAF owed into one payment. Calendar Quarters CAF Due Date 1st Quarter: January 1 – March 31 April 30th 2nd Quarter: April 1 – June 30 July 30th 3rd Quarter: July 1 – September 30 October 30th 4th Quarter: October 1 – December 31 January 30th CAF payments are to be remitted via Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”). Contractors are authorized to pay with a check only until the GMM has been updated to accept electronic payments. If paying by check, each check shall be annotated with the corresponding contract number and reporting quarter. The procedures for electronic payment can be found on the payment page in the GWAC Management Module. Payment by check: All GWAC checks must be made payable and remitted to the following address: General Services Administration Government Wide Acquisition Contracts - GWACs P O Box 970027 St. Louis, MO 63197-0027 If necessary, the courier address is: GSA Federal Acquisition Service Government Lockbox SL-MO-C2GL 1005 Convention Plaza (PO Box 970027) St. Louis, MO 63197-0027 The Government reserves the right to unilaterally change such instructions as necessary, following notification to the Contractor. Failure to remit the CAF in a timely manner will constitute a Basic Contract debt to the United States Government under the terms of FAR 32.6.
Contract Access Fee. (CAF) Remittance The Contract Access Fee (CAF) reimburses GSA for the cost of operating the Alliant SB Program. The CAF percentage is set at the discretion of GSA and GSA maintains the unilateral right to change the percentage at any time, but not more than once per year. GSA will provide reasonable notice prior to the effective date of any change. Contractors shall remit the CAF to GSA in U.S. dollars within 45 calendar days upon receipt of payment from the customer. Where payments for multiple invoices (on one or more Orders) are due, Contractors may consolidate the CAF owed into one payment. Instructions for remitting the CAF are contained at xxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxx. If paying by check, each check shall be annotated with the corresponding contract number and reporting quarter. Failure to remit the CAF in a timely manner will constitute a Basic Contract debt to the United States Government under the terms of FAR 32.6.
Contract Access Fee. The Contract Access Fee (CAF) is a required GSA fee that is currently fixed at ¾ of one percent (i.e., 0.0075). This fee shall never to be treated as a negotiable element between the contractor and ordering agency. CAF shall be applied to the total price for contractor performance as billed to the Government. The formula for calculating CAF is: Embedded Charges – Contract Line Items Numbers (CLIN) that have the CAF embedded in contractor labor rates and/or other charges to the contract. All charges are considered loaded except for a separate CAF CLIN, if any. Charges w/o CAF – Those CLINs that are exempt from a CAF where the CAP has been met, and/or do not include the required CAF within the CLIN(s). B = CAF Rate for the Contract set by GSA noted in the Contract, e.g., 0.75 percent (a constant rate). C = Embedded charges, e.g., $500,000.00 value in CLIN. D = Charges w/o CAF, e.g., $496,277.92 value in CLIN. FORMULA 1 – (Use for Embedded Charges CLINs): $CAF = (C/1+B) * (B) Example: ($500,000.00/1.0075) * (0.0075) = $3,722.08 CAF FORMULA 2 – (Use for Charges w/o CAF CLINs): $CAF = D x B Example: ($496,277.92 x 0.75% = $3,722.08 CAF The total CAF collected per Order will be capped at a set amount to be determined by the Alliant GWAC Program Office. For more information on this cap, please see the Alliant website (xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/alliant). Currently, the CAF thresholds are set according to the following table: Issued by Order Amount CAF Threshold Direct Order Client $20M/per year $150,000/per year GSA Assisted Acquisition $13.3M/per year $100,000/per year Direct Order Client $10M/per half year $ 75,000/per half year GSA Assisted Acquisition $6.65M/per half year $ 50,000/per half year For task orders expected to reach or exceed the CAF thresholds that do not have a dedicated CLIN set aside for CAF, the contractor should communicate with the Ordering Contracting Officer to ensure there is no overpayment of CAF from the ordering agency to the contractor. CAF Thresholds are based on an order year: An order year is one single year beginning on the date of task order execution. This term is used to distinguish the beginning and end of a task order year from a calendar year or a fiscal year. An order year is a 365 day period beginning on the date of task order execution. If an order has a multi-year order of 3 years, there will be three task order years with CAF due for each task order year period. A contract term of less than one year, basic period or option per...
Contract Access Fee. (CAF) Remittance The Contract Access Fee (CAF) reimburses GSA for the cost of operating the Alliant SB Program. The CAF percentage is set at the discretion of GSA and GSA maintains the unilateral right to change the percentage at any time, but not more than once per year. GSA will provide reasonable notice prior to the effective date of any change. Contractors shall remit the CAF in U.S. dollars to GSA within 30 calendar days after each report quarter for all invoices either remitted or paid by the customer (must pick one method and stick with it). Where CAF for multiple invoice payments (on one or more Orders) is due, Contractors may consolidate the CAF owed into one payment, per GWAC Contract Family and then allocate that payment to each task order associated to that payment within the CPRM. CAF payments shall not be combined with another GWAC, Schedule, or other GSA Contract. CAF payments are to be remitted via the CPRM system using xxx.xxx secure electronic system. Payments can be made directly from contractor’s business bank account or by credit/debit card once the on-line xxx.xxx system enhancement for accepting credit/debit card has been deployed. If for some reason you are not able to access the CPRM to make the secure xxx.xxx payment, then you must request approval in writing by the PCO to make a payment outside the CPRM system. If written approval is granted and a payment is remitted outside the CPRM system, than you MUST make sure your GWAC Contract Number is annotated. Calendar Quarters CAF Due Date st 1 Quarter: January 1 – March 31 April 30th 2nd Quarter: April 1 – June 30 July 30th 3rd Quarter: July 1 – September 30 October 30th 4th Quarter: October 1 – December 31 January 30th GSA FAS reserves the right to unilaterally change such instructions as necessary, following notification to the Contractor. Failure to remit the CAF in a timely manner will constitute a Basic Contract debt to the United States Government under the terms of FAR 32.6.
