Commercial Off the Shelf definition

Commercial Off the Shelf. (“COTS”) for the purposes of this solicitation means non-developmental software which has been created for specific uses and is available to the general public in the commercial marketplace. COTS products are designed to be implemented easily into existing systems without the need for customization. “End-User License Agreement (XXXX)” is a legal contract between the manufacturer (publisher) and the end User of an application that details how the software can and cannot be used.

Commercial Off the Shelf means mass-produced, readily available hardware devices, including card readers, printers, or personal computers, and their firmware or software products, including operating systems, programming language compilers, or database management systems.

Commercial Off the Shelf or “COTS” means pre-designed software products which are made available for sale by ImageTrend to many customers. COTS is mutually exclusive to Custom Software or Custom IP. MOTS means Modified Off The Shelf, and is a derivative work of ImageTrend COTS Software.

Examples of Commercial Off the Shelf in a sentence

• If at award, or anytime during contract performance, the dollar amount of the contract award exceeds $150,000 or $5,000,000 under GSA Schedule, with a period of performance over 120 days, the successful bidder is required to register in the E-Verify System and verify that all individuals to be hired under the contract award are eligible for employment within the U.S. This requirement is not applicable to work that will be performed outside the U.S. or for Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) items.

• This requirement is applicable to awards with a value greater than $3,500 and considered commercial or noncommercial Services (except for commercial Services that are part of the purchase of a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) item (or an item that would be a COTS item, but for minor modifications) performed by the COTS provider and are normally provided for that COTS item) or Construction.

• This requirement is applicable to awards that are more than $3,500 and considered commercial or noncommercial Services (except for commercial Services that are part of the purchase of a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) item (or an item that would be a COTS item, but for minor modifications) performed by the COTS provider, and are normally provided for that COTS item) or Construction.Subcontractors who are only suppliers are not subject to E-Verify.

• This requirement is applicable to awards with a value greater than $3,500 and considered commercial or noncommercial Services (except for commercial Services that are part of the purchase of a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) item (or an item that would be a COTS item, but for minor modifications) performed by the COTS provider, and are normally provided for that COTS item) or Construction.

• The term Commercial Off the Shelf Software (“COTS”) means Software provided by the contractor that is intended for general use.

More Definitions of Commercial Off the Shelf

Commercial Off the Shelf or "COTS" means technology which is ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public;

Commercial Off the Shelf or “COTS” shall mean Equipment or Software, as applicable, that is generally available to the public.

Commercial Off the Shelf or COTS” means specialized software (which could be a system, subsystem, or module) designed for specific applications that is available for sale or lease to other users in the commercial marketplace, and that can be used with little or no modification.

Commercial Off the Shelf or “COTS” means such software or hardware, general technology or computer products that are readymade and available for sale, lease, and license to the general public off the shelf.

Commercial Off the Shelf or "COTS" means pre-built software usually from a 3rd party vendor.

Commercial Off the Shelf. (COTS) means:

Commercial Off the Shelf. (COTS) shall mean products available in the commercial marketplace that can be purchased and used under government Contract. Does not include Custom Software.