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General Service

Free Consultation

  • Description: Consultation on study design, data analysis, and/or manuscript preparation
  • Pricing & Terms: $0

Fee-based Service, Performed by Core Faculty

  • Description: Data analysis, data management, database/web development services, provided by core faculty
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Hour

Fee-based Service, Performed by Core Staff

  • Description: Data analysis, data management, database/web development services, provided by core staff
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Hour

For long-term projects requiring more than 20% FTE for 12 months or 40% FTE for 6 months, charges will be based on actual salaries and % FTE

Computing Infrastructure

Data Storage

Year 1

  • Description: Non-sensitive Data Storage
    • Storage size confirmed at the beginning of the service
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Each following year 

  • Description: Non-sensitive Data Storage
    • Storage size confirmed at the beginning of the service
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

PHI Data Storage

Tier 1: Year 1

  • Description: Data storage for PHI-associated projects
    • 2 TB storage
    • 50% storage space is reserved for full backup
    • IT system support included
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 1: Each following year

  • Description: Data storage for PHI-associated projects
    • 2 TB storage
    • 50% storage space is reserved for full backup
    • IT system support included
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 2: Year 1

  • Description: Data storage for PHI-associated projects
    • 6 TB storage
    • 50% storage space is reserved for full backup
    • IT system support included
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 2: Each following year

  • Description: Data storage for PHI-associated projects
    • 6 TB storage
    • 50% storage space is reserved for full backup
    • IT system support included
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 3: Year 1

  • Description: Data storage for PHI-associated projects
    • 10 TB storage
    • 50% storage space is reserved for full backup
    • IT system support included
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 3: Each following year

  • Description: Data storage for PHI-associated projects
    • 10 TB storage
    • 50% storage space is reserved for full backup
    • IT system support included
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Compute Nodes

Tier 1

  • Description: Compute nodes usage associated with computational services. (Based on estimated computation time needed)
    • Staff Effort: 10-25%
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 2

  • Description: Compute nodes usage associated with computational services. (Based on estimated computation time needed)
    • Staff Effort: 26-50%
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 3

  • Description: Compute nodes usage associated with computational services. (Based on estimated computation time needed)
    • Staff Effort: 51-75%
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 4

  • Description: Compute nodes usage associated with computational services. (Based on estimated computation time needed)
    • Staff Effort: 76-100%
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Website Deployment and Maintenance

Tier 1 (Internal Web Server): Year 1

  • Description: Deploy and provide maintenance of website for internal use
    • < 50 GB
    • Comply with IR security scan and website safety
    • IT support for website deployment for UTSW internal access
    • Website and operating system maintenance
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 1 (Internal Web Server): Each following year

  • Description: Deploy and provide maintenance of website for internal use
    • < 50 GB
    • Comply with IR security scan and website safety
    • IT support for website deployment for UTSW internal access
    • Website and operating system maintenance
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 2 (Internal Web Server): Year 1

  • Description: Deploy and provide maintenance of website for internal use
    • 50-200 GB
    • Comply with IR security scan and website safety
    • IT support for website deployment for UTSW internal access
    • Website and operating system maintenance
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 2 (Internal Web Server): Each following year

  • Description: Deploy and provide maintenance of website for internal use
    • 50-200 GB
    • Comply with IR security scan and website safety
    • IT support for website deployment for UTSW internal access
    • Website and operating system maintenance
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 1 (Public Web Server): Year 1

  • Description: Deploy and provide maintenance of website for internal use
    • < 50 GB
    • Comply with IR security scan and website safety
    • IT support for website deployment for UTSW internal access
    • Website and operating system maintenance
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 1 (Public Web Server): Each following year

  • Description: Deploy and provide maintenance of website for internal use
    • < 50 GB
    • Comply with IR security scan and website safety
    • IT support for website deployment for UTSW internal access
    • Website and operating system maintenance
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 2 (Public Web Server): Year 1

  • Description: Deploy and provide maintenance of website for internal use
    • 50-200 GB
    • Comply with IR security scan and website safety
    • IT support for website deployment for UTSW internal access
    • Website and operating system maintenance
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Tier 2 (Public Web Server): Each following year

  • Description: Deploy and provide maintenance of website for internal use
    • 50-200 GB
    • Comply with IR security scan and website safety
    • IT support for website deployment for UTSW internal access
    • Website and operating system maintenance
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

AWS

Effort-Based Computing

Effort-Based Service: Tier 1

  • Description: BDSC staff assigned at 10-25% effort to PI project.
    • Includes data analysis, data management, database/web development services.
    • Includes one Standard AWS Workspace account for assigned analyst.
    • Computing infrastructure billed separately.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Year

Effort-Based Service: Tier 2

  • Description: BDSC staff assigned at 26-50% effort to PI project.
    • Includes data analysis, data management, database/web development services.
    • Includes one Standard AWS Workspace account for assigned analyst.
    • Computing infrastructure billed separately.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Year

Effort-Based Service: Tier 3

  • Description: BDSC staff assigned at 51-75% effort to PI project.
    • Includes data analysis, data management, database/web development services.
    • Includes one Standard AWS Workspace account for assigned analyst.
    • Computing infrastructure billed separately.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Year

Effort-Based Service: Tier 4

  • Description: BDSC staff assigned at 76-100% effort to PI project.
    • Includes data analysis, data management, database/web development services.
    • Includes one Standard AWS Workspace account for assigned analyst.
    • Computing infrastructure billed separately.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Year

AWS Workspace

Workspace Account: Viewer

  • Description: Read-only dashboard and report access.
    • No compute allocation, no RStudio/Jupyter access.
    • Web-based viewing only.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Year

Workspace Account: Standard

  • Description: Full analytical environment.
    • RStudio Server and Jupyter access, 100GB mounted project disk, standard compute allocation on shared instance.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Year

Workspace Account: Power

  • Description: Priority compute scheduling, 500GB mounted disk, additional environments (Jupyter, custom tools/packages).
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Year

Workspace: Additional Storage

  • Description: Additional EBS/EFS mounted storage beyond base Workspace account allocation.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Year

AWS Storage

S3 Storage: Standard

  • Description: General project data, frequently accessed.
    • AWS S3 Standard tier.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB/Per Year

S3 Storage: Archive

  • Description: Completed projects, infrequent access.
    • AWS S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB/Per Year

S3 Storage: Deep Archive

  • Description: Rarely accessed data, 48-hour retrieval.
    • AWS S3 Glacier Deep Archive.
    • 180-day minimum storage commitment.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB/Per Year

S3 PHI Storage: Tier 1

  • Description: HIPAA-compliant encrypted storage (AWS KMS) for datasets up to 100GB.
    • CloudTrail audit logging, access controls, AWS BAA coverage.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Project

S3 PHI Storage: Tier 2

  • Description: HIPAA-compliant encrypted storage (AWS KMS) for datasets 100GB to 500GB.
    • CloudTrail audit logging, access controls, AWS BAA coverage.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Project

S3 PHI Storage: Tier 3

  • Description: HIPAA-compliant encrypted storage (AWS KMS) for datasets exceeding 500GB.
    • Billed per TB (rounded up to nearest TB).
    • CloudTrail audit logging, access controls, AWS BAA coverage.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB/Per Year

EC2 Compute

EC2 Compute: Small

  • Description: ~4 vCPU, 16GB RAM (m5.xlarge equivalent).
    • Light analysis, data preparation.
    • Tracked via AWS billing tags.
    • Minimum billing: 1 hour.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Hour

EC2 Compute: Medium

  • Description: ~16 vCPU, 64GB RAM (m5.xlarge equivalent).
    • Light analysis, data preparation.
    • Tracked via AWS billing tags.
    • Minimum billing: 1 hour.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Hour

EC2 Compute: Large

  • Description: ~64 vCPU, 256GB RAM (m5.xlarge equivalent).
    • Light analysis, data preparation.
    • Tracked via AWS billing tags.
    • Minimum billing: 1 hour.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Hour

EC2 Compute: GPU

  • Description: 1x A10G GPU, 16 vCPU, 64GB RAM (g5.4xlarge equivalent).
    • Deep learning, image analysis.
    • Tracked via AWS billing tags.
    • Minimum billing: 1 hour.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Hour

AWS Database Hosting

Database Hosting: Small (Year 1)

  • Description: Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL (AWS RDS).
    • 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 100GB storage.
    • Includes initial setup, schema design, and data migration.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Database Hosting: Small (Each Following Year)

  • Description: Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL (AWS RDS).
    • 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 100GB storage.
    • Ongoing hosting, maintenance, patching, and backups.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Database Hosting: Medium (Year 1)

  • Description: Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL (AWS RDS).
    • 4 vCPU, 32GB RAM, 500GB storage
    • Includes initial setup, schema design, and data migration.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Database Hosting: Medium (Each Following Year)

  • Description: Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL (AWS RDS).
    • 4 vCPU, 32GB RAM, 500GB storage.
    • Ongoing hosting, maintenance, patching, and backups.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Database Hosting: Large (Year 1)

  • Description: Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL (AWS RDS).
    • 8 vCPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB+ storage
    • Includes initial setup, schema design, and data migration.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Database Hosting: Large (Each Following Year)

  • Description: Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL (AWS RDS).
    • 8 vCPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB+ storage.
    • Ongoing hosting, maintenance, patching, and backups.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Internal Web Hosting: Small (Year 1)

  • Description: Internal-facing app/website behind VPN,
  • Comply with IR security scan
  • Deploy for internal use
  • Initial setup and configuration
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Internal Web Hosting: Small (Each Following Year)

  • Description: Internal-facing app/website behind VPN,
  • Ongoing hosting, maintenance, and security compliance.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Internal Web Hosting: Large (Year 1)

  • Description: Internal-facing app/website behind VPN, 50-200GB.
    • Comply with IR security scan
    • Deploy for internal use
    • Initial setup and configuration
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Internal Web Hosting: Large (Each Following Year)

  • Description: Internal-facing app/website behind VPN, 50-200GB.
    • Ongoing hosting, maintenance, and security compliance.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Public Web Hosting: Small (Year 1)

  • Description: Public-facing website with CloudFront CDN + WAF,
  • Comply with IR security scan
  • Deploy for public use
  • Initial setup, CDN, and WAF configuration
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Public Web Hosting: Small (Each Following Year)

  • Description: Public-facing website with CloudFront CDN + WAF,
  • Ongoing hosting, CDN, WAF, maintenance, and security compliance.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Public Web Hosting: Large (Year 1)

  • Description: Public-facing website with CloudFront CDN + WAF, 50-200GB.
    • Comply with IR security scan
    • Deploy for public use
    • Initial setup, CDN, and WAF configuration
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Public Web Hosting: Large (Each Following Year)

  • Description: Public-facing website with CloudFront CDN + WAF, 50-200GB.
    • Ongoing hosting, CDN, WAF, maintenance, and security compliance.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Each

Data Transfer

Data Egress

  • Description: Data transferred out of AWS to internet or other regions.
    • Includes download, API responses, and cross-region transfer.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Data Retention: Inactive Collaborations

S3 Storage: Archive (Retained)

  • Description: Retained project data in S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval for deregistered PIs, deactivated collaborations, or completed projects with no active BDSC service engagement.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB/Per Year

S3 Storage: Deep Archive (Retained)

  • Description: Retained project data in S3 Glacier Deep Archive for deregistered PIs, deactivated collaborations, or completed projects with no active BDSC service engagement.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB/Per Year

EFS Project Directory: Retention

  • Description: Retained EFS project directory for inactive collaborations.
    • Includes proportional EFS backup cost.
    • Billed per 100GB unit (rounded up).
  • Pricing & Terms: Per 100 GB/Per Year

Data Retrieval: Standard (12hr)

  • Description: One-time restore from S3 Deep Archive using standard retrieval (12-hour window).
    • For urgent data handoff or reactivation.
    • Egress billed separately.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Data Retrieval: Bulk (48hr)

  • Description: One-time restore from S3 Deep Archive using standard retrieval (48-hour window).
    • For urgent data handoff or reactivation.
    • Egress billed separately.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per TB

Specialized Data Infrastructure 

Specialized Data Infrastructure: Set-up

  • Description: One-time setup for large-scale data infrastructure (Redshift, Athena, large Aurora) for projects requiring >10TB structured data access.
    • Covers requirements scoping, architecture, provisioning, data migration, and tuning.
    • Quoted per project.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Project (one-time)

Specialized Data Infrastructure: Hosting

  • Description: Ongoing hosting for specialized data infrastructure.
    • AWS cost passed through plus 10% surcharge for monitoring, patching, and maintenance.
    • Lower overhead than standard services per pricing philosophy (high-cost infrastructure gets lighter markup).
  • Pricing & Terms: AWS Pass-through + 10%

GPU Compute: Set-up & Configuration

  • Description: One-time setup for on-demand GPU compute.
    • Covers instance selection, CUDA/driver configuration, data pipeline setup (S3→GPU→results), job scheduling, and cost estimation for grant budgeting.
    • Available GPUs: A10G, L4, A100, H100.
  • Pricing & Terms: Per Project (one-time)

Specialized Data Infrastructure: Usage

  • Description: On-demand GPU compute billed per hour at AWS cost + 10% surcharge.
    • Single GPU ($1.32-$1.62/hr) to 8x H100 cluster ($55.04/hr).
    • Provisioned when needed, released after job completes.
    • No capital purchase required.
  • Pricing & Terms: AWS Pass-through + 10%

 

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