Section 508 Determination and Findings for Purchase Requests
Short Version
06/04/01
SECTION 1: Do I have a need that potentially relates to information technology (IT) as a procurement deliverable?
| _____ No - Complete certification line below and attach this document to your purchase
request. Read Sections 2 and 3 but do not certify to them. |
| _____ Yes - Proceed to Section 2. |
SECTION 2: Do I have an EIT procurement requirement in my purchase request?
| _____ No - Complete certification line below and attach this document to your purchase
request. You are finished. |
| _____ Yes - Proceed to Section 3. |
| _____ No - Proceed to Section 4. |
| _____ Yes - Place an "X" before the applicable exception(s), complete the certification
line below, and attach this document to your purchase request. You are finished. _____EIT operated by agencies, the function, operation or use of which involves intelligence activities, cryptographic activities related to national security, command and control of military forces, equipment as an integral part of a weapon or weapon system; or systems critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions _____Products to be acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract_____Products or components of products that would require a fundamental alteration in their nature _____Products located in spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair or occasional monitoring _____A one-time purchase that totals $2,500 or less, made on the open market, not under an existing contract (micro-purchases made as part of a larger requirement exceeding $2,500 are subject to Section 508). |
SECTION 4: Can I procure a compliant product from the commercial marketplace?
| _____ No - Proceed to Section 5. |
| _____ Yes - Complete the certification line below and attach this document to your
purchase request. You are finished. |
SECTION 5: Will a commercial or non-commercial fully compliant product be produced in response to my solicitation?
| _____ No - Proceed to Section 6. |
| _____ Yes - Complete the certification line below and attach this document to your
purchase request. You are finished. |
SECTION 6: Is it a commercial product by FAR definition?
| _____ No - Complete the EIT Undue Burden Determination and Certification, attach it
to this document, and affix both to your procurement request. You are finished. |
| _____ Yes - Complete the EIT Commercial Non-Availability Certification for a less
than fully compliant product, attach it to this document and affix both to your procurement request. You are finished. |
CERTIFICATION:
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