for the use of CASES and/or SDA software

Annual fees for Association membership and software utilization are defined for several different types of memberships and levels of utilizations.  Fees for each membership category are presented below in three separate sections.  For all types of membership, changes in the level of aggregate utilization of Licensed Materials during the designated period shall be reported to Licensor, and the fee for subsequent periods shall be modified to reflect that change.

Once you have decided to become a member and at what category level, you can go directly to the Becoming a Member page.

Membership Categories and Rates for CASES Users (A-K):

The appropriate fee for each category of membership in this section  is based upon the estimated number of person hours in which individuals within the Licensee’s organization will use Licensed Materials based on the CASES system at any terminal or workstation. For membership categories B through K, usage of Licensed Materials from the SDA system are permitted but not counted in determining the level of utilization.

Membership Categories and Rates for SDA Users (without CASES) (L-O):

Membership categories in this section are intended for organizations that use SDA but do not make any use of CASES. For these membership categories, the appropriate fee is based on the extent to which Licensee uses Licensed Materials from the SDA system, either on the Licensor’s computers or their own.

Federated Memberships (P):

This type of membership permits several organizations to pay reduced annual fees by creating a  “federated” membership in the Association.  In this arrangement, only one organization is a direct member of the Association, and that organization handles all requests for assistance from users in the other subsidiary organizations.

Membership Categories and Rates for CASES Users (A-K)

Category A - $1,200 per year for each PC

For users whose utilization of the Licensed Materials is limited to one personal computer (PC) at a time.

Category B - $3,200 per year

For yearly utilization up to 2,000 person hours.

Category C - $5,300 per year

For yearly utilization greater than 2,000 hours but less than 4,000 hours. 

Category D - $8,500 per year

For yearly utilization greater than 4,000 hours but less than 8,000 hours.

Category E - $11,800 per year

For yearly utilization greater than 8,000 hours but less than 16,000 hours.

Category F - $15,600 per year

For yearly utilization greater than 16,000 hours but less than 32,000 hours.

Category G - $20,400 per year

For yearly utilization greater than 32,000 hours but less than 64,000 hours.

Category H - $24,700 per year

For yearly utilization greater than 64,000 hours but less than 256,000 hours.

Category I - $38,700 per year

For yearly utilization greater than 256,000 hours but less than 1,000,000 hours.

Category J - $74,200 per year

For yearly utilization greater than 1,000,000 hours but less than 4,000,000 hours.

Category K - $112,900 per year

For yearly utilization beyond 4,000,000 hours.

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Membership Categories and Rates for SDA Users (without CASES) (L-O):

Category L - $750 per year

For organizations that do not obtain any Licensed software, but use Licensor's Web site and other services on a recharge basis.

Category M - Discontinued

Category N - $3,200 per year

For yearly utilization of SDA software on Licensee's computers and Web site up to 100,000 requests per year for any kind of SDA-supported procedures.

Category O - $4,500 per year

For unlimited utilization of SDA software on Licensee's computers and Web site.

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Federated Memberships (P):

Category P - In Federated memberships, several cooperating organizations act as a single member of the Association, and rely on the staff members from one site to handle all end-users within the Federated structure.  The annual fee for Federated memberships is determined as follows:

The category for the organization with the highest level of utilization is used as the base fee (for which the minimum is Category C for CASES users, or Category N for members who only use SDA).  Additional fees are charged at one half the normal rate for each additional organization in the structure.  Federated Agreements should be accompanied by a written statement which identifies the organization which will serve as headquarters for the Federated structure and all satellite organizations.

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