The Accessible Procurement Toolkit
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Resources for Accessible Technology and Procurement
Government of Canada
- Industry Canada's Assistive Devices Industry Office
- The work of this office falls into three broad areas of activity: industrial development, market development and support, and industry liaison and advocacy. To carry out these activities, the office gathers and disseminates information on current industry trends, provides information on domestic and foreign market opportunities, etc.
- Goods and Services Identification Number (GSIN)
- The Goods and Services Identification Number (GSIN) is a code
used by the Federal Government to identify generic product
descriptions for its purchasing activities. This site provides a
downloadable (zip-archived) MS-Excel spreadsheet containing all
the GSIN codes with both English and French descriptions. A
service provided by Contracts Canada (a section of Public Works
and Government Services Canada.
- Standard Acquisition Clauses and Conditions (SACC) Manual
- The SACC Manual contains standard terms and conditions that
departments can incorporate into tender or contract documents. It
also contains commonly used forms and standard procurement
clauses. This manual is used by PWGSC buyers when they create bid
solicitation, contract and other procurement documents. The
Manual includes the standard construction clauses and conditions
(Section 5R, Real Property Contracting).
US Government
- The US Access Board
- The United States Architectural & Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board (the Access Board) is responsible for publishing
standards that set forth a definition of electronic and
information technology and the technical and functional
performance criteria necessary for accessibility for such
technology.
- Department of Justice: Section 508 Home Page
- Section 508 (508 statute
html, 508 statute
pdf) requires that Federal agencies' electronic and
information technology is accessible to people with disabilities,
including employees and members of the public.
Section 508 establishes requirements for any electronic and information technology developed, maintained, procured, or used by the Federal government. The term "electronic and information technology" has been defined by the Access Board in regulations published December 21, 2000.
- General Services Administration: Section508.gov
- The Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA),
in the U.S. General Services Administration's Office of
Governmentwide Policy, has been charged with the task of
educating Federal employees and building the infrastructure
necessary to support Section 508 implementation. Using this web
site, Federal employees and the public can access resources for
understanding and implementing the requirements of Section
508.
- Federal Supply Codes / Product Service Codes
- An application provided by the Defense Logistics Information
Service. This site also provides a link to a downloadable PDF
version of the FSC Handbook dated February 2002.
The European Parliament
- Procedures for supply, service and works contracts [In MS-Word format]
- Published in June 2003, this document describes amendments to European Parliament rules for procurement of goods and services, including those related to accessible procurement. [In MS-Word format]
The United Nations
- United Nations Standard Products and Services Code®
- 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.
Other procurement resources
- E-Learning Software Procurement (ESP) Tool
- "The ESP Tool helps guide potential buyers of learning
management software to determine what are the right questions to
ask of vendors. When you are finished using the ESP Tool you will
have generated a report that could form the basis of a formal
Request for Proposal or Request for Information document, or be
used as a less formal reference when talking to software
vendors."
The ESP Tool is being developed by the University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre. The prototype is available online now.
