Software
The software available on the Storefront has already undergone contract approval as required by the University Contract Approval and Signature Authority Policy.
If you are seeking to purchase software not listed on the Storefront, please first submit a ticket at tickets.cua.edu as it is possible that the software is already approved and available through an existing agreement.
Requirements
In general, for any client (desktop, laptop) computer software you are seeking to acquire, it must
- Be compatible with the current standard client computer software deployed by Technology Services.
- Be properly licensed, and
- Have gone through the contract approval process for its Agreements.
Please also be aware of the following additional requirements.
- The software must not require unusual server or network-level configuration or services, nor significant integration to implement (otherwise it is an Enterprise Application and you should use the project intake form rather than these procedures).
- The software needs to be kept up-to-date (which means your department must budget each year for recurring licensing or software maintenance costs).
- Its Agreements need to be re-reviewed when they are updated by the manufacturer.
Regarding the contract approval process, all software (even Open Source or freeware) has an associated license agreement. If the software's agreement has not been approved by the university, you must:
- Complete an Exception Form as described in the next section.
- Submit and have approved a Business Contract Approval Routing sheet as described in Contract Procedures document linked from the Policy. The software cannot be installed until its Agreement is approved.