Conformance Documentation
The document procurement asks for, explained.
If a solicitation asks for a VPAT, an ACR, or "Section 508 documentation," it is asking for the same thing: criterion-by-criterion evidence of how a product or website measures against the accessibility standard. Here is what that document is, and how to get one.
What an ACR actually is
An Accessibility Conformance Report is produced from the VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) published by the Information Technology Industry Council. It walks every relevant WCAG success criterion and records a conformance level: Supports, Partially Supports, Does Not Support, or Not Applicable, with remarks explaining each judgment.
Procurement offices ask for an ACR because it converts a vendor's "our site is accessible" into a verifiable claim someone can be held to. A vendor that cannot produce one is asking the reviewing office to take accessibility on faith.
Section 508, WCAG, and the ADA: which is which
WCAG is the international technical standard for web accessibility. Section 508 is the federal procurement standard that adopts WCAG criteria for government IT purchases. The ADA is the civil rights law, and its Title II rule now applies WCAG 2.1 AA to state and local government web content directly.
In practice, a Virginia public body evaluating a website vendor should expect WCAG 2.1 AA engineering and an ACR documenting it. That combination satisfies the procurement checkbox and the underlying legal obligation at the same time.
How to get one for your site
On every Mosaic Ridge procurement engagement, whether remediation, redesign, or a full rebuild, the closing deliverable includes an ACR aligned to Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA at no additional cost. It is produced from actual testing: automated tooling plus manual keyboard and screen reader passes, not a template filled in optimistically.
If you need to know where your current site stands before committing to anything, start with the free accessibility audit. The written report shows what an honest ACR for your existing site would say, and what it would take to make it say something better.
Fixed-price engagements
Scoped to clear your small purchase procedures.
Each engagement is fixed-price and deliberately scoped under $10,000, so your purchasing office can typically issue a purchase order under its small purchase procedures rather than running a competitive solicitation. Your entity's procurement policy governs. Larger scopes are available under RFP / RFQ, quoted separately.
Accessibility remediation of an existing site
$2,500Documented audit against WCAG 2.1 AA, prioritized remediation of the failing criteria, and a closing ACR/VPAT for the vendor file.
Full pricing and the buying process: government services · vendor file · procurement@mosaicridge.com
Common questions
- Do you deliver an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) or VPAT?
- Yes. For public-sector engagements and any client that requests it, we issue an Accessibility Conformance Report aligned with the ITI VPAT 2.5 template at project closeout. The ACR documents each WCAG 2.1 AA success criterion, our conformance level (Supports, Partially Supports, Does Not Support, Not Applicable), and remarks where remediation is planned or impossible. There is no additional cost for ACR/VPAT delivery on procurement engagements.
- What's the difference between WCAG, Section 508, and the ADA?
- WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) is the international technical standard. Section 508 is the federal procurement standard for U.S. government IT; it adopts WCAG 2.0 AA criteria by reference and adds federal-specific provisions. The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) is the civil rights law; courts have increasingly interpreted Title III to require WCAG 2.1 AA conformance for public-facing websites of businesses considered places of public accommodation. We build to WCAG 2.1 AA, which is the most rigorous of the three, and deliver Section 508 conformance documentation for public-sector clients on request. We do not provide legal advice on ADA Title III exposure; that's a question for counsel.
- What does WCAG 2.1 AA conformance actually mean for our site?
- WCAG 2.1 Level AA is the international standard for web accessibility maintained by the W3C. Conformance means the site meets 50 specific success criteria covering four principles: content must be perceivable (text alternatives, captions, sufficient color contrast), operable (full keyboard navigation, no seizure-triggering content), understandable (predictable layout, clear error messages), and robust (parses correctly across assistive technologies). In practice for a Mosaic Ridge build, that means semantic HTML, visible focus indicators on every interactive element, color contrast at or above 4.5:1 for body text, accessible form labels, and tested compatibility with NVDA and VoiceOver screen readers.
Start with the free audit.
Send us your public site and we will deliver a short written report against WCAG 2.1 AA, typically within 5–10 business days. No sales call required.
Request a Free Accessibility Audit