[CATO] DES starts solicitation for new document accessibility and PDF remediation contract

[Monica Olsson]

CATO,

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. 6th and hope others will join too. Thanks, Monica

DES starts solicitation for new document accessibility and PDF remediation contract
DES is developing a new contract 02024 for document accessibility and PDF remediation. We are seeking input from purchasers and subject matter experts.
The contract is for services to make online documents like PDFs more accessible.
If you are interested, join our kickoff meeting<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> on Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. to learn more. If you cannot attend but still have feedback, please contact the procurement coordinator below.
Questions? Email Chelsea Clark at chelsea.clark at des.wa.gov<mailto:Chelsea.Clark at des.wa.gov?subject=02024%20Sourcing%20Team%20Meeting>.
View contract 02024<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapps.des.wa.gov%2FDESContracts%2FHome%2FContractSummary%2F02024/1/01010192bfc9bc98-cca184b3-d3b2-4e3a-bedc-752becf293aa-000000/q_p_s-w1kULtzn5dKMhuCQQpd8fOpNrmGkhEgX461dc=376>






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Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers)

Policy Associate – Accessible IT Coordinator

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

•Email: molsson at sbctc.edu<mailto:molsson at sbctc.edu> • Phone: 360-704-3922



The power of the Web is in its universality.
Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.

Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web

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