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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Tue, Jan 17 2012 1:51PM
Subject: "Request For Information": IT Accessibility-related services
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has just issued a Request For Information (RFI) that you may be interested in: ITDRFI 12-12
We currently have a multiyear statewide contract for accessibility testing services, ITS34. (Statewide contracts allow us to pre-qualify vendors so that agencies can use a shorter procurement process, and can be used by state agencies, cities and towns, public schools, and other political subdivisions.) This contract is going to expire on June 30, 2012. We are considering including other IT accessibility-related services on the replacement contract.
An RFI is not a request for bids: it is a procurement tool that allows us to ask vendors about their products, without any commitments on either side. This RFI is so we can gather information on what those "IT accessibility-related services" might be.
You can find the RFI at http://mass.gov/commpass (Apologies for our ancient and awkward procurement system, which has accessibility issues and does not allow direct linking.)
1. Select the "Solicitations" link at the top of the page
2. Select the "Search for a Solicitation" link
3. Enter "rfi 12-12" into the keywords field
4. Select the link "There are 1 Solicitation(s) found that match your search criteria"
5. Select the eyeglasses icon link (alt=view)
6. Select "Specifications"
7. Select the eyeglasses icon link (alt=View Document)
This will take you to the Word document, ITAccessibilityServices_RFINumber12-12.docx, which contains the information you will need to respond.
Thank you for your interest,
sb
Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology &
Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1 Ashburton Pl. rm 1601 Boston MA 02108
617-626-4502
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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Tue, Jan 17 2012 1:57PM
Subject: Re: "Request For Information": IT Accessibility-related services
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Interesting.
I noted in your instruction you mention an eye glasses icon what is the alt tag on that icon and how well can it be understood what it does out of context. Thanks
Lucy Greco
Assistive Technology Specialist
Disabled Student's Program UC Berkeley
(510) 643-7591
http://attlc.berkeley.edu
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Tue, Jan 17 2012 2:09PM
Subject: Re: "Request For Information": IT Accessibility-related services
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Lucy, I put the alt text in the instructions, in parentheses. The first one takes you to the main page for the RFI. The second one is the link for the document itself.
sb
Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology &
Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1 Ashburton Pl. rm 1601 Boston MA 02108
617-626-4502
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http://www.mass.gov/itd
From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
Date: Tue, Jan 17 2012 2:30PM
Subject: Re: "Request For Information": IT Accessibility-related services
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Sarah:
For what it is worth, we are putting into place, hopefully this week, a "Master Contract," where agencies can acquire AT-related services with a work order, from pre-approved vendors. The services available include web site accessibility testing, document remediation, audio and/or video captioning, and accessibility training.
Dave
From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Tue, Jan 17 2012 2:48PM
Subject: Re: "Request For Information": IT Accessibility-related services
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Dave,
That sounds pretty much like where we're heading. I'd love to see your finished product!
sb
Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology &
Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1 Ashburton Pl. rm 1601 Boston MA 02108
617-626-4502
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http://www.mass.gov/itd
From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
Date: Tue, Jan 17 2012 3:00PM
Subject: Re: "Request For Information": IT Accessibility-related services
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What is it you would want to see -- the RFP, or what?
Dave