G4024 - PDF Remediation and Document Accessibility

The State of New Jersey, through its Division of Purchase and Property acting on behalf of the Department of Education, awarded Contract GSA NJ 27-TELE-140292 to Optimal Solutions Group, LLC, located in College Park, Maryland, effective July 8, 2026, through July 7, 2028. The contract provides PDF remediation and document accessibility training services designed to ensure compliance with PDF Universal Accessibility (PDF/UA) standards and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA requirements. Services encompass evaluation and remediation of portable document format files across multiple complexity tiers, including simple documents, moderately complex documents, complex documents, nonstandard documents (such as untagged PDFs and scanned documents requiring optical character recognition), and fillable PDF forms.

Pricing under the contract operates on a firm fixed-rate basis with Year 1 rates ranging from $3.34 per page for simple PDF remediation to $21.00 per page for nonstandard document remediation, and from $6.00 per image for simple to moderately complex text alternatives to $28.00 per image for complex content. Additional services include accessibility training delivered at $250.00 per hour for standard instruction and $150.00 per hour for training including sign language interpretation and captioning services. Year 2 pricing reflects a five percent increase across all service lines. The contract provides accessibility services to the Department of Education and other eligible State of New Jersey agencies, cooperative purchasing partners, local governments, and school districts, with an option to extend for up to two additional years in one-year increments.