All cloud based software solutions including but not limited to Software-as-a- service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-service (PaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (laaS), or any other cloud hosted software solution is EXCLUDED from the Commercial Off- the-Shelf Software (COTS); Master Contract BPO # 060B2490021. The COTS contract is NOT the appropriate contract vehicle for purchasing cloud based software. The COTS contract does not contain the appropriate scope, functional areas and flow-down provisions for cloud based software products and services. State agencies are responsible for verification with their internal customers that the solution being purchased is COTS and not a cloud based solution prior to issuing any PORFP.
