SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Accessibility Condition Assessments
- Notice Date
- 7/3/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- NPS, WASO - WCP ContractingP.O.Box 25287 MS WCPDenverCO80225US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- P14PS01609
- Response Due
- 7/15/2014
- Archive Date
- 8/14/2014
- Point of Contact
- Bree Davis
- E-Mail Address
-
bree_davis@contractor.nps.gov
(Bree_Davis@contractor.nps.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Email responses only. No mail. Accessibility Assessments: The AMP is a program area within the Park Facility Management Division. The primary goal of the AMP is to develop and oversee a Service-wide strategy to assist the NPS to ensure the nation's 60 million citizens with disabilities have access to the full range of opportunities and experiences provided by the NPS to other individuals, while at the same time, ensuring adherence to other legal mandates of preservation and protection of the resources we manage. The AMP works with the Service-wide Accessibility Coordinating Committee, which is comprised of representatives from each of the regional offices and other NPS units to: (1) assess the current level of accessibility of our various parks; (2) identify the barriers to accessibility; (3) develop policies and guidelines regarding appropriate methods and techniques for improving access; and (4) provide technical assistance and in-service education on cost-effective approaches and program implementation. The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-480) requires all buildings and facilities built or renovated in whole or in part with Federal funds to be accessible to, and usable by, physically disabled persons. Since 1968, official standards for making buildings accessible have been developed and the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board has been created to monitor and enforce compliance with the law. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112), as amended, requires program accessibility in all services provided with Federal dollars. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 extends the coverage of the Architectural Barriers Act and Sections 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to all state and local governments and to most of the private sector. Consequently, all federal, state and local park and recreation agencies are all required to provide access for individuals with disabilities. They are required to ensure that people with disabilities have access to park and recreation facilities, and that, once there, they can receive as close to the same benefits as those received by other visitors. This obligation extends to individuals with visual impairments, hearing impairments, and cognitive impairments, as well as those with mobility impairments. Consequently, there is an enormous need for accessibility training, technical assistance and research to assist in achieving this goal.
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