UNSPSC 81162200: Cloud-based infrastructure as a service

Cloud or web-based service that includes the supplier providing the servers, storage, networks, and other computing resources to host and run software and services where the customer does NOT manage or control the underlying resources.

UNSPSC 81162200 Cloud-based infrastructure as a service, a Class code, encompasses cloud hosting, platform services, and infrastructure management procured by state and local governments to modernize legacy applications, consolidate data systems, and deliver scalable digital services across departments and agencies. State and local governments use this code to procure cloud-native SaaS platforms, managed cloud services, data repository solutions, and the implementation and integration services required to migrate from on-premises systems to cloud architectures.

State procurement offices, transportation authorities, county governments, and independent school districts are the primary issuing bodies under this code. The Orange County Transportation Authority emerges as a repeat buyer, soliciting multiple cloud-based renewals and implementations (Microsoft Unified Support Services renewal at $270,069, AvePoint Cloud Backup for Microsoft Cloud subscription renewal at $451,073 over three years, and VMware Cloud Foundation subscriptions at $6,037,551 over four years). Representative recent opportunities span RFPs for large-scale cloud migrations—California Department of Technology's WaterTAP 2.0 SaaS consolidation of drinking water compliance systems ($832 functional requirements, December 2026 proposal deadline), Oregon Health Authority's ALERT Immunization Information System replacement (August 3, 2026 deadline), and Texas Education Agency's Federal Fiscal & Program Monitoring Management System (September 23, 2026 deadline)—alongside narrower RFQs and ITBs for software renewals and managed services. Activity clusters in California (OCTA, California Department of Technology, County of San Mateo), Texas (Texas Education Agency, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Temple ISD), Oregon (Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Department of Administrative Services), and Georgia (Georgia Institute of Technology, City of Decatur). The code also captures infrastructure-layer procurements such as City Colleges of Chicago's PeopleSoft AWS Managed Services Provider RFP and Boulder County's WordPress and AWS website hosting and maintenance services, signaling demand for both application-level cloud platforms and underlying managed cloud infrastructure. Procurement activities show sustained investment in compliance-driven modernization (federal funds tracking, immunization data, child support enforcement) and citizen-facing digital services (utility payment ecosystems, transportation management, permitting platforms), with contract terms typically spanning three to ten years and budgets ranging from under $100,000 for single-year software renewals to multi-million-dollar implementation programs.