Software categories and description

Only products which correspond to the categories available in Software categories & descriptions of Request for a Supply Arrangement (RFSA) EN578-100808/D may qualify for the Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA).

The following categories and the descriptions of software products serve as a generic guide for departments and do not form the basis of a bid solicitation. They are provided strictly for the purposes of organizing the Software Licensing Supply Arrangement. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) will regularly update these categories to reflect change in technology and the software industry.

Should you have any comments regarding the SLSA categories, please contact the SLSA team via email at aaall.slsa@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

The 12 Software Licensing Supply Arrangement categories

All products in the SLSA Catalogue are categorised by the Suppliers. This information is available in the links to the Supplier`s Product List and Ceiling Prices under The Software Licensing Supply Arrangement catalogue (accessible to federal government employees only) column of the SLSA catalogue (more specifically in the 7th column of the Supplier`s Product List and Ceiling Prices).

0100 Data management software

• 102 Business Intelligence Software^{Footnote 1}
• 104 Data Warehouse Software^{Footnote 2}
• 106 Relational Database Management Systems Software^{Footnote 2}
• 108 Database Modeling Software^{Footnote 1}
• 110 Database Tools, Utilities & Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 112 Extract, Transformation and Load Software^{Footnote 2}
• 114 Master Data Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 116 On-Line Analytical Processing Software^{Footnote 1}
• 118 Personal Database Software^{Footnote 1}
• 120 Web Analytical Software^{Footnote 2}

0200 Information management software

• 202 Case Management Software
• 204 Content Management Software
• 206 Digital Asset Management Software
• 208 Document Management Software
• 210 Document Scanning and Image Recognition Software
• 212 Electronic Forms Software
• 214 Feedback Management Software^{Footnote 1}
• 216 Knowledge Management Software^{Footnote 1}
• 218 Portal Software^{Footnote 2}
• 220 Records Management Software
• 222 Search and Information Access Software
• 224 Social Media Software
• 226 Web Content Management Software
• 228 Workflow & Collaboration Software^{Footnote 1}
• 230 Incident and Field Resource Management Software^{Footnote 1}

0300 Enterprise resource management software

• 302 Bar-Coding & Labeling Software
• 304 Budget Preparation Software
• 306 Customer Relationship Management Software^{Footnote 1}
• 308 Enterprise Resource Planning Software
• 310 Finance & Accounting Software
• 312 Financial Auditing Software
• 314 Governance Risk, Compliance & Incident Management Software
• 316 Grants & Contributions Management Software
• 318 Human Resource Evaluation & Selection Systems Software
• 320 Human Resource Management Systems Software
• 322 Inventory & Asset Management Software^{Footnote 1}
• 324 Library Management Systems Software
• 326 Pension Software
• 328 Performance Measurement Software^{Footnote 1}
• 330 Procurement & Contract Management Software
• 332 Property Management Software
• 334 Salary Management & Payroll Software
• 336 Transactional Processing & Transaction Management Software
• 338 Vendor Management Software

0400 Development environments software

• 402 Application Life-Cycle Management Software
• 404 Software Development Platform Software
• 406 Software Testing Software
• 408 Systems Architecture Design Software^{Footnote 1}
• 410 Web Development Software

0500 Middleware software

• 502 Application Infrastructure Software^{Footnote 2}
• 504 Application Integration & Connectivity Software^{Footnote 1}
• 506 Business Process Management Software^{Footnote 1}
• 508 E-Commerce Software
• 510 Managed File Transfer Software^{Footnote 2}
• 512 Message Oriented Middleware Software^{Footnote 2}
• 514 SOA Governance Software

0600 Network infrastructure software

• 602 Archive Software^{Footnote 2}
• 604 Backup Software^{Footnote 2}
• 606 Data Migration Software^{Footnote 2}
• 608 Fax Software^{Footnote 2}
• 610 File and Print Services Software^{Footnote 2}
• 612 Network Communications Software^{Footnote 2}
• 614 Network Storage Software^{Footnote 2}
• 616 Remote Desktop Software^{Footnote 2}
• 618 Switching Software^{Footnote 2}
• 620 Unified Communications Software^{Footnote 2}

0700 Operating systems software

• 702 Desktop Operating System Software^{Footnote 2}
• 704 Mainframe Operating System Software^{Footnote 2}
• 706 Mobile Operating System Software^{Footnote 2}
• 708 Real-Time Operating System Software^{Footnote 2}
• 710 Server Operating System Software^{Footnote 2}

0800 virtualization software

• 802 Application Virtualization Software^{Footnote 2}
• 804 Desktop Virtualization Software^{Footnote 2}
• 806 Server Virtualization Software^{Footnote 2}
• 808 Storage Virtualization Software^{Footnote 2}
• 810 Virtualization Backup & Recovery Software^{Footnote 2}
• 812 Virtualization Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 814 Virtualization Monitoring Tools Software^{Footnote 2}
• 816 Virtualization Security Software^{Footnote 2}

0900 Operations management software

• 902 Change and Configuration Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 904 Desktop Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 906 Help Desk & Call Center Software^{Footnote 1}
• 908 Network Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 910 Patch Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 912 Performance Testing & Analysis Software^{Footnote 2}
• 914 Software Asset Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 916 Storage Management Software^{Footnote 2}

1000 Client productivity software

• 1002 Adaptive Computing Technology Software^{Footnote 1}
• 1004 Calendar & Scheduling Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1006 Desktop Publishing Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1008 Electronic Mail and Messaging Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1010 Graphic Design, Imaging & Viewing Software
• 1012 Multimedia Streaming Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1014 Office Automation Suite Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1016 Personal Information Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1018 Portable Document Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1020 Project Management Software
• 1022 Structured Content Authoring Software
• 1024 Training and E-Learning Software
• 1026 Translation Software

1100 Scientific and engineering software

• 1102 Computer aided design (CAD), Computer aided engineering (CAE) & Computer aided manufacturing (CAM) Software
• 1104 Engineering Analysis Software
• 1106 Equipment Control Systems Software
• 1108 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software
• 1110 Geo-spatial Software
• 1112 Lab & Medical Equipment Software
• 1114 Mapping and Cartography Software
• 1116 Mathematical and Computational Software
• 1118 Statistical Analysis Software^{Footnote 1}

1200 Security operations software

• 1202 Anti-Malware Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1204 Application White-Listing Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1206 Biometric Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1208 Business Continuity Software^{Footnote 1}
• 1210 Computer Forensics Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1212 Content Classification & Marking Software^{Footnote 1}
• 1214 Data Loss Prevention Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1216 Encryption Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1218 Endpoint Security Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1220 Firewall Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1222 Identity Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1224 Internet Monitoring, Filtering & Access Control Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1226 Intrusion Prevention and Detection Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1228 Mobility Security Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1230 Security Information Event Management Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1232 Privacy Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1234 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1236 Remote Access Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1238 Security Risk Management and Policy Compliance Software^{Footnote 2}
• 1240 Unified Threat Management Software^{Footnote 2}

For questions regarding this site contact National Capital Region Software (logiciel.software@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca).

Date modified:

2019-11-13