Attachment_6__OCC_IT_Accessibility_Provision.docx

ATTACHMENT 6 – OCC IT ACCESSIBILITY PROVISION 1052.239-8001

1052.239-8001 (OCC) ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY (JUNE 2014)

(a) Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic and Information (EIT) Accessibility Standards (36 CFR Part 1194), require that, unless an exception applies, all EIT products and services developed, acquired, maintained, or used by any federal department or agency permit—

1. Federal employees with disabilities to have access to and use information and data that is comparable to the access and use of information and data by federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities; and

2. Members of the public with disabilities seeking information or services from a federal agency to have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use of information and data by members of the public who are not individuals with disabilities.

(b) Accordingly, any Contractor submitting a proposal/quotation/bid in response to this solicitation must demonstrate compliance with the established EIT accessibility standards. Information about Section 508 is available at http://www.section508.gov/. The complete text of Section 508 Final Provisions can be accessed at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/standards.htm.

(c) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this solicitation are identified in the Statement of Work/Specification/Performance Work Statement. In order to facilitate the Government’s evaluation to determine whether EIT products and services proposed meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, offerors must prepare the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) found at http://www.itic.org/public-policy/accessibility, in accordance with its completion instructions. Additionally, offerors must complete the OCC IT Accessibility Questionnaire found at Attachment 12 of the solicitation. The purpose of the VPAT template and the OCC IT Accessibility Questionnaire is to assist OCC acquisition and program officials in determining that EIT products and services proposed support applicable Section 508 accessibility standards.

(d) Attestation: To the best of my knowledge, statements made in response to the VPAT and OCC IT Accessibility Questionnaire are complete, accurate, and were made by knowledgeable and qualified professionals in the internal control structure of my organization. The undersigned has authority to legally bind my organization and has been authorized to do so.

Corporate Officer Signature:____________________________________

Printed Name/Title: ___________________________________________

Date: ________________

(e) If a Contractor claims its products or services, including EIT deliverables such as electronic documents and reports, meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards in its completed VPAT and OCC IT Accessibility Questionnaire, and it is later determined by the Government – i.e., after award of a contract/order, that products or services delivered do not conform to the described accessibility standards in the Product Assessment Template and Questionnaire, remediation of the products or services to the level of conformance specified in the Contractor’s Product Assessment Template and Questionnaire will be the responsibility of the Contractor and at its expense.

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