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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 39: Acquisition of Information Technology › Subpart 39.2

FAR 39.201 Scope of subpart.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This subpart applies Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the U.S. Access Board's ICT accessibility standards to agency purchases of information and communication technology. It matters to contractors because when agencies acquire ICT, they must ensure comparable access and use for federal employees and members of the public with disabilities.

Applies to: Agencies acquiring information and communication technology (ICT)

What it requires

  • Ensure federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data comparable to employees without disabilities
  • Ensure members of the public with disabilities seeking information or services have access to and use of information and data comparable to members of the public without disabilities

Key terms: section 508 · Rehabilitation Act of 1973 · U.S. Access Board · information and communication technology (ICT) · accessibility standards

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) This subpart implements section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board's (U.S. Access Board) information and communication technology (ICT) accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194.1.

(b) Further information on section 508 is available via the Internet at http://www.section508.gov.

(c) When acquiring ICT, agencies must ensure that—

(1) Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities; and

(2) Members of the public with disabilities seeking information or services from an agency have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access to and use of information and data by members of the public who are not individuals with disabilities.

← 39.106 Contract clause. · 39.202 Definition. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 39

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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