Attachment J.3 Section 508 Requirements.docx

ATTACHMENT 3 SECTION 508 REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1975, AS AMENDED

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220) (codified at 29 U.S.C. § 794d) requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use information and communications technology (ICT), it shall be accessible to people with disabilities. Federal employees and members of the public with disabilities must be afforded access to and use of information and data comparable to that of Federal employees and members of the public without disabilities.

1. All products, platforms, and services delivered as part of this work statement that, by definition, are deemed ICT shall conform to the revised regulatory implementation of Section 508 Standards, which are located at 36 C.F.R. § 1194.1 & Apps. A, C & D, and available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2017-title36-vol3/pdf/CFR-2017-title36-vol3-part1194.pdf. In the revised regulation, ICT replaced the term electronic and information technology (EIT) used in the original 508 standards. ICT includes IT and other equipment.

Section 508 applicability to Information and Communications Technology (ICT): <Insert Product Name>

Applicable Exception: N/A Authorization #: N/A

Applicable Functional Performance Criteria: All functional performance criteria in Chapter 3 apply to when using an alternative design or technology that results substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities than would be provided by conformance to one or more of the requirements in Chapters 4 and 5 of the Revised 508 Standards, or when Chapters 4 or 5 do not address one or more functions of ICT.

Applicable 508 requirements for electronic content features and components (including but not limited to Internet and Intranet website; Electronic documents; Electronic forms; Electronic document templates; Electronic emergency notifications; Electronic surveys; Electronic reports; Electronic training materials; Multi-media (video/audio); Interactive maps): All requirements in E205 apply, including all WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria apply as specified in E205

Applicable 508 requirements for software features and components (including but not limited to Web, desktop, server, mobile client applications; Electronic content and software authoring tools and platforms; Software infrastructure): All requirements in Chapter 5 apply, including all WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria, 502 Interoperability with Assistive Technology, 503 Application, 504 Authoring Tools

Applicable 508 requirements for hardware features and components (including but not limited to Computers & laptops; Servers; Tablets; Printers and Copiers; Document scanners; Multi-function office machines; Peripheral Equipment (ex. keyboards); Information kiosks and transaction machines; Mobile phones; Video Teleconferencing Equipment; Video Displays and Monitors): All requirements in Chapter 4 apply

Applicable 508 requirements for support services and documentation: All requirements in Chapter 6 apply

1. Exceptions for this work statement have been determined by the Census Bureau and only the exceptions described herein may be applied. Any request for additional exceptions should be sent to the Census Section 508 Program Office for review and acceptance or rejection.

Proposal Instructions to Offerors

1. For each commercially available Information and Communications Technology (ICT) item offered through this contract, the Offeror shall provide an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR). The ACR shall be created using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Version 2.0 508 (or later). The template can be found at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/vpat. Each ACR shall be completed in accordance with all the instructions provided in the VPAT template. Each ACR must address the applicable Section 508 requirements referenced in the Work Statement. Each ACR shall state exactly how the ICT meets the applicable standards in the remarks/explanations column, or through additional narrative. All "Supports", "Supports with Exceptions", "Does Not Support", and "Not Applicable" (N/A) responses must be explained in the remarks/explanations column or through additional narrative. The offeror is cautioned to address each standard individually and with specificity, and to be clear whether conformance is achieved throughout the entire ICT Item (for example - user functionality, administrator functionality, and reporting), or only in limited areas of the ICT Item. The ACR shall provide a description of the evaluation methods used to support Section 508 conformance claims. The agency reserves the right, prior to making an award decision, to perform testing on some or all of the Offeror's proposed ICT items to validate Section 508 conformance claims made in the ACR.

2. For each commercially available authoring tool offered that generates electronic content (e.g., an authoring tool that is used to create html pages, reports, surveys, charts, dashboards, etc.), the Offeror shall describe the level of Section 508 compliance supported for the content that can be generated.

3. The offeror shall describe plans for features that do not fully conform to the Section 508 Standards.

Acceptance Criteria

1. Before accepting ICT required under the contract, the government reserves the right to perform testing on required ICT items to validate the offeror's Section 508 conformance claims. If the government determines that Section 508 conformance claims provided by the offeror represent a higher level of conformance than what is actually provided to the agency, the government shall, at its option, require the offeror to remediate the item to align with the offeror's original Section 508 conformance claims prior to acceptance.