The Accessible Procurement Toolkit
www.apt.gc.ca
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What's New?
- 2007-09-01: Today we unveiled our design that reflects the Government of Canada's new Web site standards (see Common Look and Feel 2.0). Accessibility of the site has been improved (See Help for information about the new accessibility features). You may notice some other enhancements or changes to the Toolkit:
- we are adding generic pictures of technologies and services to product descriptions to enhance the examples;
- some pages have been removed or renamed to improve the application: if you encounter a "page cannot be found" error when using a link you bookmarked, go to our home page and follow the active links or use the search form to find the information's new location.
- 2006-05-24
- It was noted that some entries in the procurement clauses database were actually describing implmentation or usage advice rather than procurement requirements that could be applied in a purchasing document. For that reason, a new link has been added for products or services where such advice is available. Look for the Advice link.
- The Search page has been substantially revised. You can now search for entries in the Products/Services, Requirements, Advice, and Environmental factors database by keyword. The keyword-search Results page has also been updated: keywords are highlighted for easy identification.
- A new series of drawings have been added to the toolkit to help illustrate some universal design concepts as they apply to products and services. Links to these new resources appear in the requirements of a product, where appropriate. The Design Resources page has direct links to the new information.
- It was noted that some entries in the procurement clauses database were actually describing implmentation or usage advice rather than procurement requirements that could be applied in a purchasing document. For that reason, a new link has been added for products or services where such advice is available. Look for the Advice link.
- 2006-03-10 Content updates include:
- Addition of new products
- New and revised CSA standards added to the Requirements and Prerequisites
- Environmental considerations (e.g. air quality, toxic fumes, etc.) are now listed for products that might affect people in the office
- Assignment of many more UNSPSC codes
- 2006-03-10 Functional updates include:
- Revised and improved search capabilities
- Revised and improved listing of search results
- Addition of a "Printable version" Requirements page with improved formatting to make it easier to print or cut and paste clauses into a contracting document
- 2005-10-06: The United Nations Standard Products and Services Code® (UNSPSC®) system is a modern alternative to older product and service codes used in procurement by government and industry. The Accessible Procurement Toolkit now offers you the ability to search for products and services by their UNSPSC® number. You can still search for products and services by GSIN or PSC/FSC codes and by keyword.
- 2005-10-06: The database has been updated with more than fifty requirements that had been omitted from the original release. These include standards from Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act. The Toolkit's output now includes better sorting and labelling of standards. You can also generate a complete list of all products, requirements or prerequisites that are referenced in the Toolkit.
- 2005-06-01: A series of drawings and animated demonstrations
have been added to the toolkit to help illustrate some universal
design concepts as they apply to products and services. Links to
these new resources appear in the definitions, requirements or
prerequisites of a product, where appropriate. A new "Design Resources" page has been created to
introduce the subject and to collect all the links in an
easy-to-use list.
- 2004-12-01: In the Accessible Procurement Toolkit (APT) you
can now search for products based on Canadian Goods and Services
Identification Number (GSIN) codes or U.S. Federal Supply Code /
Product Service Code (FSC/PSC) numbers. Our general search pages
have been modified to simplify searching for products.
