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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,
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<b>DES starts solicitation for new document accessibility and PDF remediation contract</b></div>
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DES is developing a new contract 02024 for document accessibility and PDF remediation. We are seeking input from purchasers and subject matter experts.</div>
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The contract is for services to make online documents like PDFs more accessible. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you are interested, join our </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 60, 75);"><u><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fdl%2Flauncher%2Flauncher.html%3Furl=%252F_%2523%252Fl%252Fmeetup-join%252F19%253Ameeting_NDMxNGY0NTUtYTAwOS00MDlkLWE4MDgtMjg4NmZiY2IwNGEx%2540thread.v2%252F0%253Fcontext%253D%25257b%252522Tid%252522%25253a%25252211d0e217-264e-400a-8ba0-57dcc127d72d%252522%25252c%252522Oid%252522%25253a%252522c1867473-b91b-48da-aa46-f1f19bfe90c9%252522%25257d%2526anon%253Dtrue%26type=meetup-join%26deeplinkId=4ab2010f-a047-45ed-9d08-2ca47600b241%26directDl=true%26msLaunch=true%26enableMobilePage=true%26suppressPrompt=true/1/01010192bfc9bc98-cca184b3-d3b2-4e3a-bedc-752becf293aa-000000/P8QKqPN0FQ69EJPNUG2oMv_YbnBsIZdegXpQ8yQ_b4A=376" target="_blank" id="OWA71133ada-7e2e-e283-f0c7-81950c8bd065" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fdl%2Flauncher%2Flauncher.html%3Furl=%252F_%2523%252Fl%252Fmeetup-join%252F19%253Ameeting_NDMxNGY0NTUtYTAwOS00MDlkLWE4MDgtMjg4NmZiY2IwNGEx%2540thread.v2%252F0%253Fcontext%253D%25257b%252522Tid%252522%25253a%25252211d0e217-264e-400a-8ba0-57dcc127d72d%252522%25252c%252522Oid%252522%25253a%252522c1867473-b91b-48da-aa46-f1f19bfe90c9%252522%25257d%2526anon%253Dtrue%26type=meetup-join%26deeplinkId=4ab2010f-a047-45ed-9d08-2ca47600b241%26directDl=true%26msLaunch=true%26enableMobilePage=true%26suppressPrompt=true/1/01010192bfc9bc98-cca184b3-d3b2-4e3a-bedc-752becf293aa-000000/P8QKqPN0FQ69EJPNUG2oMv_YbnBsIZdegXpQ8yQ_b4A=376" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="color: rgb(0, 60, 75); margin: 0px;">kickoff
meeting</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 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></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Questions? Email Chelsea Clark at </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 60, 75);"><u><a href="mailto:Chelsea.Clark@des.wa.gov?subject=02024%20Sourcing%20Team%20Meeting" id="OWAef2c3016-17f2-86d3-4720-4ea35b31868f" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:Chelsea.Clark@des.wa.gov?subject=02024%20Sourcing%20Team%20Meeting" data-linkindex="2" style="color: rgb(0, 60, 75); margin: 0px;">chelsea.clark@des.wa.gov</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);">Policy Associate – Accessible IT Coordinator</span></p>
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