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<b>Subject:</b> [CATO] DES starts solicitation for new document accessibility and PDF remediation contract<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">After three years of asking (begging??) DES to run this solicitation for the state, they have announced their plans to move forward! Read on for more information.
I plan to attend the kick-off meeting on Nov. 6<sup>th</sup> and hope others will join too. Thanks, Monica<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">DES starts solicitation for new document accessibility and PDF remediation contract</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">DES is developing a new contract 02024 for document accessibility and PDF remediation. We are seeking input from purchasers and subject matter experts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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meeting</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> on Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. to learn more. If you cannot attend but still have feedback, please contact the procurement coordinator below.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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