Can i buy a Verizon Iphone 5S from Target without the contract?

I see that i can get a 16GB 5S at Target for 200$. Does that mean that once i bought the phone, it would be just the phone without the service? It would essentially be an Ipod? I need to buy a new phone but i'm trying to find the cheapest way to get an Iphone with my current 30$ a month plan with Verizon. So, with that said, if i bought the phone from Target, it wouldn't have any service until i went and got it hooked up with my plan, correct?

In order to get that phone for $200, you will have to sign a new contract. If Target is selling the phones for that price, they are also selling the plans.