Common use of Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility and Security Standards Clause in Contracts

Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility and Security Standards. A. Applicability i. This section applies to the procurement or development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Health and Human Services (HHS), or any changes to HHS's ICT. This section also applies if the Grant Agreement/Contract requires Grantee/Contractor to perform a service or supply goods that include ICT that: (i) HHS employees are required or permitted to access; or (ii) members of the public are required or permitted to access. This section does not apply to incidental uses of ICT in the performance of a Grant Agreement/Contract, unless the parties agree that the ICT will become property of the state or will be used by HHS's Client/Recipient after completion of the Grant Agreement/Contract. ii. Nothing in this section is intended to prescribe the use of particular designs or technologies or to prevent the use of alternative technologies, provided they result in substantially equivalent or greater access to and use of a product / service.

Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility and Security Standards. A. Applicability i. This section applies to the procurement or development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Health and Human Services (HHS), or any changes to HHS's ICT. This section also applies if the Grant Agreement/Contract requires Grantee/Contractor Grantee to perform a service or supply goods that include ICT that: (i) HHS employees are required or permitted to access; or (ii) members of the public are required or permitted to access. This section does not apply to incidental uses of ICT in the performance of a Grant Agreement/Contract, unless the parties agree that the ICT will become property of the state or will be used by HHS's Client/Recipient after completion of the Grant Agreement/Contract. ii. Nothing in this section is intended to prescribe the use of particular designs or technologies or to prevent the use of alternative technologies, provided they result in substantially equivalent or greater access to and use of a product / service.