Addendum_1.docx

This document is an Addendum to an Invitation for Bid (IFB) issued by the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) for PDF Document Accessibility Services. The key action dates have been revised, with the IFB available to prospective bidders on October 1, 2024, the deadline to submit questions on October 7, 2024, the deadline to respond to questions on October 15, 2024, the final date for bid submission on October 17, 2024, the bid opening on October 18, 2024, the anticipated intent to award on October 21, 2024, a five-day protest period from October 22, 2024 to October 28, 2024, and the anticipated award date on October 29, 2024.

The contract will require the successful bidder to provide PDF document accessibility services for approximately 300 documents in Spanish, Chinese (both Traditional and Simplified), Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean for the DOR. The project will be completed within one year, with the DOR sending 100 documents every three months to the contractor's cloud-based storage platform. The contractor must ensure all documents conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at a minimum Level AA conformance and provide Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACR) for all requests.