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SECTION 308
OF THE VETERANS BENEFITS ACT OF 2003 |
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Sole Source:
An acquisition may be awarded sole-source to a SDVOSB if: it is responsible;
the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that two
or more SDVOSBs will submit offers; the award is not anticipated to exceed
$5 million for manufacturing and $3 million for all others; and "in
the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made
at a fair and reasonable price."
Set-Aside: An acquisition may be set-aside for SDVOSBs "if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that not less than two small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market price." SDVOSB set-asides are discretionary -- the contracting officer "may" set aside the acquisition. There is no provision for applying a price evaluation preference for SDVOSBs in acquisitions conducted under full and open competition.
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SECTION 501
OF THE REHIBILITATION ACT 1973, AS AMENDED (29 U.S.C. SECTION 791) |
Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Section 791), prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in Federal employment and requires the Federal Government to engage in affirmative action for people with disabilities. The law requires employers to provide "reasonable accommodations" to applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship to the employers. Such accommodations may involve, for example, restructuring the job, reassignment, modifying work schedules, adjusting or modifying examinations, providing readers or interpreters, and acquiring or modifying equipment and/or facilities (including the use of adaptive technology such as voice recognition software).
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SECTION 504
OF THE REHIBILITATION ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED (29 U.S.C. SECTION 791),
AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) |
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Section 791), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 are major federal legislative acts that are designed to protect the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. The intent of these two laws is to prevent any form of discrimination against individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified. Section 504 applies to entities that receive federal funds, and the ADA applies to virtually every entity except churches and private clubs.
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INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY: SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITION ACT AS AMENDED (29 U.S.C.
SECTION 794D) |
| Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as amended (29 U.S.C. Section 794d), requires that when federal agencies develop, procure, maintain or use electronic and information technology (IT), they must ensure that federal employees and members of the public with disabilities, have access to and use of information and data comparable to that available to non-disabled employees and members of the public unless meeting compliance standards would pose an undue burden. |