Thread Subject: Note for 1194.2 (b)

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From: Truesdell Nick
Date: Mon, Jun 18 2007 1:52 PM

After conferring with Terry we have added the note to clarify the best
meets language in this part of the Application section. The text with
the note will read:

(b) When procuring a product, each agency shall procure products which
comply with the provisions in this part when such products are available
in the commercial marketplace or when such products are developed in
response to a Government solicitation. Agencies cannot claim a product
as a whole is not commercially available because no product in the
marketplace meets all the standards. If products are commercially
available that meet some but not all of the standards, the agency must
procure the product that best meets the standards. (Note: To facilitate
the determination of the product best meeting the provisions of this
part those provisions that apply should be enumerated during the process
of determining business and technical requirements.)


Nick Truesdell
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Information Resources Accessibility Program - IRAP
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