B08_ATCH_2_508.pdf

This is an ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement per the Revised Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act for electronic software procurement.

The document outlines mandatory accessibility standards that must be incorporated into solicitation requirements documents (SOO, SOW, PWS, etc.) for software and related electronic content. Software components that transmit information or have user interfaces must conform to E207 and Chapter 5 requirements, with user interface components conforming to WCAG 2.0 Level A and Level AA Success Criteria. For non-web software, the term "software" is substituted for "Web page" and "page" in applicable WCAG criteria, and when multiple steps are required to accomplish an activity, all related software must conform to WCAG 2.0. Electronic content must comply with E205 standards, including E205.3 requirements for agency official communications (emergency notifications, administrative decisions, program announcements, benefits notices, acknowledgements, surveys, templates, forms, educational materials, and intranet content designed as web pages). Software must interoperate with assistive technology and conform to Section 502, including requirements for documented accessibility features, object information (role, state, properties, boundary, name, description), modification capabilities, data table structure, label relationships, hierarchical relationships, text content, actions on objects, focus tracking, event notifications, and user preferences for color, contrast, font type, font size, and focus cursor. Contractors should incorporate these accessibility requirements into procurement documents and refer to the Revised 508 Standards Toolkit for additional guidance on the procurement process.