---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 339.205"
title: "48"
number: "339.205"
heading: "Section 508 accessibility standards for contracts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/339.205"
---

# §339.205. Section 508 accessibility standards for contracts.

- (a) Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ([29 U.S.C. 794(d)](/usc/29/794.md?p=d)), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ([Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md)), specifies the applicable accessibility standards for all new solicitations and new or existing contracts or orders, regardless of EIT dollar amount.
- (b) The requiring activity shall consult with the OPDIV or STAFFDIV [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md) Official or designee, as necessary, to determine the applicability of [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md), identify applicable [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md) accessibility standards, and resolve any related issues before forwarding a request to the contracting or procurement office for the acquisition of EIT supplies and services—including Web site content and communications material for which the contractor must meet EIT accessibility standards.
- (c) Based on those discussions, the requiring activity shall provide a statement in the AP (or other acquisition request document) for [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md) applicability. See 307.105. If [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md) applies to an acquisition, include the provision at 352.239-73, Electronic and Information Technology and Accessibility Notice, language in a separate, clearly designated, section of the statement of work or performance work statement, along with any additional information applicable to the acquisition's [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md) accessibility standards (e.g., the list of applicable accessibility standards of the Access Board EIT Accessibility Standards ([36 CFR part 1194](/cfr/36/part1194.md))). If an AP does not address [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md) applicability and it appears an acquisition involves [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md), or if the discussion of [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md) applicability to the acquisition is inadequate or incomplete, the contracting officer shall request the requiring activity modify the AP accordingly.
- (d) **Items provided incidental to contract administration are not subject to this section.**
- (e) The OPDIV [Section 508](/cfr/48/508.md) Official or designee may, at his or her discretion, require review and approval of solicitations and contracts for EIT supplies and services.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2).

### Source

Source: 80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted.