Att_6_Section_508.doc

TRIP Claims Management A-13-034

ATTACHMENT #6

SECTION 508 INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

SECTION 508 – 36 CFR 1194, the Access Board’s Final Rule, requires Federal agencies, when developing, procuring, maintaining, or using Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) products and/or service, to ensure that the product and/or service provides access to both Federal employees and members of the public with disabilities. Federal employees and members of the public with disabilities must have access to and use of information and data comparable to those without disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency.

SECTION 508 CONFORMANCE - This solicitation includes a requirement for Claims Management Support for the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. The Government must procure the product that best meets the applicable Access Board Standards.

The application of 36 CFR 1194.2 does not apply to Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) that meet the exemptions described at FAR 39.204.

Offerors must validate that all deliverables and services provided under the resultant contract will be 100% compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, per the 1998 Amendment, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board’s Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards at 36 CFR Part 1194.

Utilizing the chart located in below, the offeror shall indicate the level of compliance of all Section 508 products that they propose to deliver under the resultant contract. The chart uses the same EIT section categories and numbering scheme as the original Access Board Standards.

Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Standards Evaluation (4/13/01)

1194.24 (c-e) Video and Multimedia Products

c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned.

d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio described.

e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent.

Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Standards Evaluation (4/13/01)

1194.31 (a-f) Functional Performance Criteria

(a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for assistive technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided.

(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for assistive technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided.

(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for assistive technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided.

(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided.

(e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for assistive technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided.

(f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided.

Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Standards Evaluation (4/13/01)

1194.41 (a-c) Information, Documentation, and Support

a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge.

b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge.

c) Support Services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities.