Application of Accessibility Standards
Solicitation number R0000175870
Publication date
Closing date and time 2025/01/31 14:00 EST
Last amendment date
Description
IMPORTANT: All enquiries submitted between December 23rd, 2024 to January 6th, 2025 will only be answered after January 6, 2025.
In May 2024, Accessible Standards Canada (ASC) officially adopted the European Harmonized Standard on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for use in Canada. The EN 301 549 standard states the accessibility requirements for ICT products and services. Under the code CAN/ASC - EN 301 549:2024, this standard is now approved for use throughout the country as an official standard for the Government of Canada.
The official endorsement of this standard re-iterates the importance for federal organizations to take action in adopting the measures therein and follow the guidance provided in the Guideline on Making Information Technology Usable by All. It is recommended that organizations adopt the CAN/ASC - EN 301 549:2024 standard in support of the Government's commitment to an accessible and barrier-free Canada.
Reason for this RFI
Shared Services Canada (SSC) is posting this RFI with the intention to understand:
-Industry’s awareness and use of ICT accessibility standards and/or guidelines, in particular, the EN 301 549 Harmonised European Standard – Accessibility Requirements for ICT Products and Services, in the design and development of its solutions, non-web documents and training; and
-Any barriers/challenges or obstacles that Industry may encounter if required to conform to an ICT accessibility standard, in particular, the EN 301 549 Harmonised European Standard – Accessibility Requirements for ICT Products and Services, in order to do business with the Government of Canada.
Scope of Anticipated Procurement:
iPotential Client Users: This RFI is being issued by SSC. SSC’s clients include SSC itself, those government institutions for which SSC’s services are mandatory at any point during the life of any resulting instrument(s), and those other organizations for which SSC’s services are optional at any point during the life of any resulting instrument(s) and that choose to use those services from time to time.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).
Trade agreements
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Reason for limited tendering
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Shared Services Canada
- Address
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99 Metcalfe
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1E3Canada
- Contracting authority
- Julie Dessureault
- Phone
- (613) 608-3114
- Email
- Julie.Dessureault@ssc-spc.gc.ca
- Address
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99 Metcalfe
Ottawa, Ontario,Canada
Bidding details
Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
| Document title | Amendment no. | Language | Unique downloads | Date added |
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| 02 SSC - Request for Information (Amendment 002).pdf | 001 |
English
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28 | |
| RFI R0000175870- Amendment 002 de demande de renseignements.pdf | 001 |
French
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2 | |
| 02 SSC - Amendment 001 de demande de renseignements.pdf | 001 |
French
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5 | |
| 02 SSC - Request for Information (Amendment 001)_0.pdf | 001 |
English
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41 | |
| SSC-RFI R000175870 (FR).pdf | 001 |
French
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15 | |
| SSC-RFI-R0000175870 (ENG)_1.pdf | 001 |
English
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85 |
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