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2. Why Section 508 is Important. Section 508 creates binding and enforceable provisions and incorporates these provisions into the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).Section 508 technical provisions need to be used in all electronic and information technology (E
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2. 2 Why Section 508 is Important Section 508 creates binding and enforceable provisions and incorporates these provisions into the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
Section 508 technical provisions need to be used in all electronic and information technology (E&IT) acquisitions of products and services.
3. 3 Why is Section 508 Important? Eliminates barriers for people with disabilities
Supports Federal initiatives
Benefits everyone
Achieves legal compliance
Promotes positive public image and facilitates public access to Federal information
It’s the law!
4. 4 What does Section 508 Apply To?
5. 5 Who does Section 508 Apply To? Section 508 applies to the Federal Government and the US Postal Service
6. 6 What is the Buy Accessible Wizard? The Buy Accessible Wizard is a web-based application that:
Guides users through the acquisition process, gathering data and providing information about electronic and information technology (E&IT) and Section 508 compliance
Compiles a running summary documenting the process and its results
The Buy Accessible Wizard makes compliance with the requirements of Section 508 as easy and thorough as possible
7. 7 Getting Started…… Anyone can be a ‘guest’ user on the public Wizard hosted at GSA – but in addition with Wizard 3.0 …
Agencies may also register with GSA to utilize secure database storage and manage their own Wizard users
Benefits:
Individual user ID and passwords
Save Wizard sessions to resume or re-use
Share data with other users as appropriate
Repository of Section 508 compliance documentation
Management reporting over summary results
8. 8 The New Wizard 3.0 Functionality Additional support for the task of solicitation documentation, along with
significant usability and security enhancements.
For registered agency users Wizard 3.0 provides enhanced support for:
user authentication, and
9. 9 The New Wizard 3.0 Functionality user partitioning for data visibility (i.e. establishing data sharing groups), as well as for aggregate data management and reporting.
Note also that Buy Accessible System Release 3.0 will have Security C&A from GSA.
10. 10 System Release 3 offers significant enhancements over the current production Release 2
11. 11 Making the Most of New Features Enhanced Reporting: using the GPAT and suggested solicitation language
Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT)
Specific requirements and vendor information
Solicitation Template
Suggested language for applicable solicitation checklist items
12. 12 Making the Most of New Features Simplified Search: easier access to vendor provided information
Usability enhancements for access to the Buy Accessible Data Center
13. 13 Making the Most of New Features Secure Wizard Data Storage: getting started with agency registration
Users save Wizard data to agency-specific database at GSA
Secure, re-usable, and share-able
Agencies manage users and aggregate user data
Individual user id and password, Management reporting: agency usage
What can you do to help your agency prepare?
14. 14 Enhanced Reporting Solicitation Documentation: using the GPAT and Wizard suggested solicitation language
Screen shots illustrating new capabilities:
Slide 6: GPAT
Slide 7: detailed solicitation checklist items
Program Need, Product Requirements, Service Requirements, Evaluation Factors, and deliverable Acceptance Criteria
Slides 8: summary solicitation checklist and documentation reporting options
Slide 9: suggested language in Solicitation Template
15. 15 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT) You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/PAT.jspThis page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT) You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/PAT.jsp
16. 16 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Solicitation Checklist. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SolicitationChecklist.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Solicitation Checklist. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SolicitationChecklist.jsp
17. 17 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Section 508 Solicitation Documentation. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw.3.1/Summary.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Section 508 Solicitation Documentation. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw.3.1/Summary.jsp
18. 18 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Solicitation Template. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SolicitationTemplate.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Solicitation Template. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SolicitationTemplate.jsp
19. 19 Simplified Search Easier access to vendor provided information
Usability enhancements for access to the Buy Accessible Data Center
Screen shots illustrating new capabilities:
Slide 11: simplified keyword and category display
Slide 12: refine search by category
Select category displays sub-categories or launches search
Slide 13: search results for market research review
Slide 14: market research documentation
20. 20 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Search for Accessibility Information. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearch.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Search for Accessibility Information. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearch.jsp
21. 21 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Search for Accessibility Information. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearch.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Search for Accessibility Information. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearch.jsp
22. 22 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Market Research Result. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearchResults.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Market Research Result. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearchResults.jsp
23. 23 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Market Research Analysis. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SpecificExceptions.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Market Research Analysis. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SpecificExceptions.jsp
24. 24 Secure Wizard Data Storage Getting started with agency registration: what can you do?
Screen shots illustrating new capabilities:
Slide 16: guest or registered user login screen
Slide 17: registered user ‘MyBuyAccessible’ console with saved sessions and shared data from group members
Slide 18: agency administrator use(r) metrics
25. 25 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible “Welcome to the Buy Accessible Wizard”. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/Main.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible “Welcome to the Buy Accessible Wizard”. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/Main.jsp
26. 26 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible “My Buy Accessible”. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/Browser.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible “My Buy Accessible”. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/Browser.jsp
27. 27 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Management Report. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/metrics.jsp
This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Management Report. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/metrics.jsp
28. 28 What Can You Do to Prepare for R3? Decide if your agency wants to register with GSA or use the Wizard as guests
Identify an individual (or set of individuals) who will act as the Wizard administrator
29. 29 What Can You Do to Prepare for R3? Decide who are the Wizard users in your agency to be registered
Micro purchasers (IT) with government purchase cards
Program technical specialists (IT) that determine acquisition requirements
Program requirements officer – responsible for program requirements documentation development, consolidation
Contract officers that specify (IT) requirements on behalf of agency programs
30. 30 What Can You Do to Prepare for R3? Decide if the Wizard user base should be organized in groups
Based on geography location – e.g. DC office, St. Louis office, …
Based on functional division – e.g. IRS, OCC, OTS, Mint, …
Based on contracting office
31. 31 What Can You Do to Prepare for R3? Identify an individual who will act as the administrator for each group
Decide if and what use metrics the administrator will track / report on (and to who)
Identify the kind of aggregate acquisition reports your agency would like to produce
32. 32 Be Our Guest for a Test Drive We invite you to test drive the latest version of the Buy Accessible Wizard system (Release 3). To access the beta version of the Buy Accessible Wizard Release 3 go to http://buyaccessible.net/baw/ and use the Guest Access login provided on the home page.
33. 33 Thank you Production Wizard and Data Center
http://www.buyaccessible.gov
Buy Accessible Testbed
Wizard 3.1 at http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1
Contact Information
Terry Weaver terry.weaver@gsa.gov
Helen Chamberlain helen.chamberlain@gsa.gov
Bill Hetzner bill.hetzner@newvectors.net
Jim Kindrick jim.kindrick@newvectors.net