NIH's Long Term Administrative Services Contract (LTASC)

LTASC was created as a single contract for a variety of NIH organizations that need Administrative support.  This provides offices with a greater sense of stability as they only need a single contract for a five-year period of performance. 

LTASC was released as a "Small Business Set-Aside," meaning that only companies under a certain profit threshold were eligible to bid.  NIH selected twenty-five businesses to serve as "prime" contractors on LTASC.  This broad field of companies ensures that NIH has the best candidates from which to choose on a particular Task Order.

This contract is a Task Order-based vehicle.  When an office determines that it needs administrative support or that the legacy contract for their administrative support is about to expire, they release a Task Order Request for Proposal.  Each of the 25 small businesses has the opportunity to respond to that Task Order with their candidates and their pricing.  Candidates - many of whom are already serving the office that has released a Task Order - are then free to choose between the 25 companies. 

LTASC is governed by the Service Contract Act, which clearly outlines the minimum pay employees must receive according to their job function.  It also mandates that each company provide specific hourly remuneration in Health and Welfare benefits to every employee under the contract.  SAI allows employees to decide how they wish to spend that money, either for health insurance premiums, for saving through the 401(k) plan, or for using to purchase SmartBenefits to offset the cost of commuting on public transportation.  Other companies simply set that money aside and use it to provide a standard benefit package.  SAI believes that our employees are the best judge of their own benefit requirements, so we empower our employees to decide how they wish to spend their health and welfare allocation. 

If you are interested in joining SAI on the LTASC or any other contract, please forward a resume and cover letter to careers@sa-it.com. 

SAI is proud to be a prime contractor on LTASC.  LTASC provides NIH with a stable, dependable administrative workforce; SAI is here to provide that workforce a stable, dependable home.