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planning, design, development, functional testing, user acceptance testing, maintenance;
<br />and report accessibility status at key project checkpoints as defined by DIR customers.
<br />v) Upon request, and prior to a Customer purchase for COTS products, or IT development
<br />services, Successful Respondent must provide a completed, current, accurate, Policy
<br />Driven Adoption for Accessibility (PDAA) for Vendor Self -Assessment.
<br />vi) Also upon request, Successful Respondent must provide additional documentation that
<br />supports the information contained in the aforementioned completed forms. Examples may
<br />include but are not limited to: executed accessibility test plans and results, corrective
<br />actions plans, description of accessibility test tools, platforms, and methods, and prior
<br />work.
<br />B. Purchase of Commodity Items (Applicable to State Agency Purchases Only)
<br />i) Texas Government Code, §2157.068 requires State agencies to buy commodity items, as
<br />defined below, in accordance with contracts developed by DIR, unless the agency obtains
<br />an exemption from DIR or a written certification that a commodity is not on DIR contract
<br />(for the limited purpose of purchasing from a local government purchasing cooperative).
<br />ii) Commodity items are commercially available software, hardware and technology services
<br />that are generally available to businesses or the public and for which DIR determines that a
<br />reasonable demand exists in two or more state agencies. Hardware is the physical
<br />technology used to process, manage, store, transmit, receive or deliver information.
<br />Software is the commercially available programs that operate hardware and includes all
<br />supporting documentation, media on which the software may be contained or stored,
<br />related materials, modifications, versions, upgrades, enhancements, updates or
<br />replacements. Technology services are the services, functions and activities that facilitate
<br />the design, implementation, creation, or use of software or hardware. Technology services
<br />include seat management, staffing augmentation, training, maintenance and subscription
<br />services. Technology services do not include telecommunications services. Seat
<br />management is services through which a state agency transfers its responsibilities to a
<br />vendor to manage its personal computing needs, including all necessary hardware, software
<br />and technology services.
<br />iii) Successful Respondent agrees to coordinate all State agency commodity item sales through
<br />existing DIR contracts. Institutions of higher education are exempt from this Section.
<br />7.1 Service, Sales and Support of the Contract
<br />Successful Respondent shall provide service, sales, and support resources to serve all Customers. It is the
<br />responsibility of Successful Respondent to sell, market, and promote products and services available
<br />under the Contract. Successful Respondent shall use best efforts to ensure that potential Customers are
<br />made aware of the existence of the Contract. All contracts for and sales to Customers for products and
<br />services available under the Contract shall be in accordance with the Contract.
<br />7.2 Internet Access to Contract and Pricing Information
<br />A. Successful Respondent Webpage
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