Common use of Application Services Clause in Contracts

Application Services. i. Contractor shall ensure application services support the use of service layers (RESTful APIs). ii. Contractor shall ensure application services support use of server-less architectures. iii. Contractor shall ensure application services support the use of containerization including a registry, orchestration, and image integrity. iv. Contractor shall ensure application services support no-downtime deployments. v. Contractor shall ensure application services support instrumentation of application for performance and health monitoring. vi. Contractor shall ensure application services provide self-service access to the service catalog by the development teams with appropriate approvals and permissions. vii. Contractor shall ensure application services define and enable the service catalog, service configuration standards, and deployment policies. viii. Contractor shall ensure application services support product teams to ensure multi- tenancy, autoscaling and easy integration and administration in their system design. ix. Contractor shall ensure application services maintain container images. x. Contractor shall ensure latest patches and version updates are applied, following a safe deployment sequence across environments and DSHS’s Patch Management processes. xi. Contractor shall ensure application services provide security between services in the containers is set up. xii. Contractor shall ensure application services provide caching design and configuration.

Application Services. i. Contractor shall ensure application services support the use of service layers (RESTful APIs). ii. Contractor shall ensure application services support use of server-less architectures. iii. Contractor shall ensure application services support the use of containerization including a registry, orchestration, and image integrity. iv. Contractor shall ensure application services support no-downtime deployments. v. Contractor shall ensure application services support instrumentation of application for performance and health monitoring. vi. Contractor shall ensure application services provide self-service access to the service catalog by the development teams with appropriate approvals and permissions. vii. Contractor shall ensure application services define and enable the service catalog, service configuration standards, and deployment policies. viii. Contractor shall ensure application services support product teams to ensure multi- tenancy, autoscaling and easy integration and administration in their system design. ix. Contractor shall ensure application services maintain container images. x. Contractor shall ensure latest patches and version updates are applied, following a safe deployment sequence across environments and DSHS’s Patch Management processes. xi. Contractor shall ensure application services provide security between services in the containers is set up. xii. Contractor shall ensure application services provide caching design and configuration. (i) Containers Management i. Contractor shall ensure base image governance. ii. Contractor shall ensure base image includes all production required software, unless there is an agreed-upon exception with HHS Coalition staff.