Federal glossary · Metric
IFF (Industrial Funding Fee) is the fee GSA Schedule contractors pay quarterly — currently 0.75% of reported sales. Funds GSA operations. Reported through the 72A system.
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Industrial Funding Fee
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IFF (Industrial Funding Fee) is the fee GSA Schedule contractors pay quarterly — currently 0.75% of reported sales. Funds GSA operations. Reported through the 72A system.
(Industrial Funding Fee) is a metric concept federal contractors and grant writers run into across solicitations, regulations, and award filings
IFF is a measurement used in federal contract evaluation, source selection, oversight, or performance management. Understanding IFF matters because evaluators use metrics like it to compare proposals quantitatively, score past performance, set award-fee outcomes, and decide who gets the next option year. Contractors who track how IFF is calculated — and what target values look like in their NAICS or service area — write proposals that are concrete and defensible instead of generic and easily dismissed. IFF also has implications for contract administration: getting the calculation methodology wrong post-award is a common source of disputes and contracting-officer modifications. Pair IFF with the related metrics above to see how the federal government composes evaluation criteria into source-selection narratives.
Meaning in practice
IFF is a measure used to score, compare, or track government activity.
Where you’ll see it
You will see it in evaluation criteria, dashboards, scorecards, reports, and oversight reviews.
Common confusion
People often confuse the metric with the threshold or decision rule attached to it.
What to do next
Check how the metric is calculated before you compare records or opportunities.
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