Enclosure (9) to COMDTINST 5230.60A
SECTION 508 DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION FOR ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (EIT) PURCHASE REQUESTS
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE REQUIRING OFFICIAL (PURCHASE REQUESTOR)
Commercial Non-Availability Certification
subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor; or a non-developmental item, if the procuring agency determines the
item was developed exclusively at private expense and sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to
multiple State and local governments." (end of definition)
EIT Commercial Non-Availability.
1. Actions required. The requiring official must provide this completed document to the procurement
office with the purchase request.
2. Further explanation. The requiring official must perform market research to determine the
availability of products and services that meet the applicable technical provisions. In determining
availability, requiring officials should consider, among other things, information on vendor websites
may disseminate information addressing whether their products meet the Access Board standards in
any manner and level of detail they choose. In some cases, the government may need to contact the
vendors directly during market research to obtain product and service information. Vendors are
encouraged to use the Buy Accessible website on www.section508.gov to facilitate the market
research efforts of the government in identifying conforming products. However, they are not
required to use this means of providing information to the government. The purpose of the website
is to improve buyer awareness of those EIT offerings that meet all or some of the Board's standards,
not to force the revelation of particular technical solutions. The extent to which market research
should be accomplished will vary depending on such factors as urgency, estimated dollar value,
complexity, and past experience. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 provides policies
and techniques on conducting market research to obtain information on products and services.
Answer the questions below as fully as possible. Refer to the "Section 508 Definitions & Technical
Standards" available at http://www.section508.gov/ before completing. The format may be expanded for
additional space.
1. What were your findings regarding the non-availability of compliant commercial items? What applicable
technical standards of Section 508 (reference "Section 508 Definitions & Technical Standards" at
2.
What was the methodology or process by which you ascertained the non-availability of compliant
commercial items?
3. What sources did you use to investigate the availability of compliant commercial items? (e.g., other federal
agencies; contacts with industry trade associations; accessible product organizations such as IRS Information
Resources Accessibility Program [IRAP], GSA's "Buy Accessible" web site or Center for IT
Accommodation; GSA's FSS; IRS' Disabled Employees Support Acquisitions Contract [DESAC II];
Internet market research; industry consultation; Request-for-Information [RFI] in Federal Business
Opportunities [FedBizOpps, or FBO]).
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