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The Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has established an Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) for cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) through a Master Subscription and Services Agreement with Contentful Inc. This contract provides state agencies, boards, commissions, and Cooperative Purchasing Members access to a comprehensive content management platform designed to modernize digital citizen experiences. The IDV enables organizations to leverage an intelligent, composable content management system that supports content creation, management, and publishing across multiple digital channels, with features including multi-region delivery infrastructure, content delivery APIs, asset management, and robust collaboration and security tools.

The contract, identified as MCSA0119, was awarded on November 16, 2023, through a Waiver of Competitive Selection and will remain in effect until September 30, 2028. Contentful Inc. serves as the prime contractor, covering the entire State of Ohio and potentially extending to political subdivisions and state institutions of higher education. The agreement includes a base Contentful Platform fee of $600,000 annually, with flexible pricing for additional "Large Spaces" and optional service upgrades such as Platinum Availability SLA and Titanium Support. Contentful will pay a 2% revenue share to the state on quarterly sales, and the contract includes provisions for potential renewals with no fee increases exceeding 10% per renewal term.