G.9. - Are agency purchases from Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or severely disabled (NIB/NISH) or Federal Prison Industries ("FPI," also known as UNICOR) exempt from Section 508?
No. Agency purchases from NIB/NISH and FPI are treated as procurements and are subject to Section 508. For EIT products and services where NIB/NISH and FPI are mandatory sources, agencies must look to these sources first for EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board's standards. EIT that does not meet the applicable technical provisions may be acquired from these sources only if an exception applies or if EIT that meets the provisions is not available from a commercial source (i.e., nonavailability means EIT is not available from either a mandatory source or the commercial marketplace).
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