Operating Status
FULLY OPERATIONAL
OPERATING STATUS
Based on the background information given and without further supporting details, I would say that SaaS is generally treated as a supply coded purchase. SaaS, in essense, is treated as another payment/billing option of procuring "software license" via subscription (versus procuring perpetual or term software license).
Based on historical purchases, government buyers generally treated S/W licenses (whether billed as SaaS/per usage basis or billed up-front for S/W access over a period-of-time) as a supply-coded acquisition. To put it another way, you can treat it as buying an intangible supply item even when software publishers still owns the IP and the actual S/W.
Although the FAR doesn't specifically describe licenses or subscription as a an example of either a supply or service as defined in the FAR, the GSA's Product Service Code (PSC) manual https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=Acquisition_Systems should give you a good indicator on whether software is considered a product or service buy. For instance, 7030 (Information Technology Software) is considered a supply buy if the software is not beign developed for Government unique specifications.
Required fields marked with *
Please note that you should expect to receive a response from our team, regarding your inquiry, within 2 business days.