UNSPSC 81162100: Cloud-based platform as a service

Cloud or web-based service that includes programming languages, tools, software components, middleware and platforms to develop and deploy applications on multi-tenant and shared infrastructures with ability to control deployed applications and environments without the need to manage or control the underlying resources.

UNSPSC 81162100 Cloud-based platform as a service is a Class code covering Software-as-a-Service solutions that state and local governments procure for specific operational functions—licensing, subscription, implementation, hosting, and support. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show purchasing activity dominated by transportation authorities, state education and health agencies, and municipalities acquiring cloud-based platforms for discrete business domains: student advising systems, event management, utility billing, human resources, permitting, records management, and emergency communications. The work is primarily SaaS licensing with implementation and professional services bundled as separate line items or fixed-price deliverables.

Activity across the code spans multiple states and issuing-body types. Orange County Transportation Authority in California appears most frequently in recent opportunities, with five separate platform and software renewals posted in September and October 2026 (PaperStream Capture Pro, Microsoft Unified Support Services, Gimmal Physical Records Management, AvePoint Cloud Backup, and Vanta GRC Base Platform). City Colleges of Chicago, California Department of Technology, Nevada Department of Education, Florida Department of Education, New Jersey Department of Human Services, Texas Education Agency, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple counties (San Mateo, Boulder, Los Alamos, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Decatur) and cities (Philadelphia, Detroit, Mableton, Santa Fe, Atlanta, Mooresville) also solicited under this code in recent months. The geographic spread includes California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include California Department of Technology's Request for Proposals (RFP) for Water Technical Access Portal (WaterTAP) 2.0, a cloud-based SaaS solution consolidating drinking water compliance data across eight legacy systems for the State Water Resources Control Board with proposals due December 2, 2026; City Colleges of Chicago's RFP for a PeopleSoft AWS Managed Services Provider due November 2, 2026 covering managed hosting and AWS infrastructure management for human resources, payroll, and financial management applications; and the Nevada Department of Education's Request for Information (RFI) on an anonymous school safety and tip management platform to support SafeVoice Nevada, with responses due October 19, 2026.