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Supplement 4 - SPS No. 2-02-99-01

STATE OF CALIFORNIA
STATE PRICE SCHEDULE
SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 4
Date: March 24, 2004

SPS NUMBER: 2-02-99-01
EFFECTIVE: 01-01-2002 until Terminated
PRODUCT: Adaptive Equipment and Services for Persons with Disabilities
SUPPLIER: Various
DISTRIBUTION CODE: Statewide Departmental List
  • Please note that effective March 24, 2004 the "Listing of Vendors by Type of Disability Served" section of this State Price Schedule (SPS) has been updated on the Department of General Services, Procurement Division website at http://www.pd.dgs.ca.gov/pricesched/adaptive/.
  • Please note one (1) new supplier added to this State Price Schedule and revision for five (5) suppliers as follows:

(Original Signature on File)
JANICE KING, ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR
PROCUREMENT DIVISION

Procurement Division Administrator for this Agreement is Sharon DuBose, phone (916) 375-4463, CALNET 480-4463.

 

ADDITIONS:

Jet Bell LLC
Attn: Roger E. Baccus
18832 Pepperdine Drive
Carson, CA 90746
Phone: (310) 329-1274

Experience in the field of assistive Technology for the past 18 years including: screen-reading applications, text recognition systems, Braille embossers, Braille translation programs, literary Braille, computer Braille, Spanish Braille, Braille music notation, Braille displays, Braille/speech note takers, internet/e-mail applications, Windows operating system, Microsoft Office applications, Cakewalk/Sonar with Jaws and CakeTalking, use of MIDI connections between MIDI keyboard and computer. Perform job-site evaluations and make recommendations for the accommodation of blind and visually impaired clients in the work place. Training of supervisory staff so that they can train their staff in various adaptive technologies. Customized recording or files to aid in instruction and retention of concepts learned during training. Serving Southern California.

 

REVISIONS:

The supplier Computers Music & Access Technology Consulting (CMAT Consulting) has a new business address and phone number as follows:

Computers Music & Access Technology Consulting (CMAT Consulting)
Attn: Nicaise Dogbo
750 Gonzalez Drive, 4-K
San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone: (415) 269-0023

Computers Music & Access Technology Consulting -- Specialists in making the world of digital recording and audio editing accessible to persons with visual impairment. CMAT Consulting is a company whose main goal is to help persons with visual impairment improve their marketability and employability through the use of computers and related information technology tools. CMAT Consulting thus provides: Intermediate to advanced computer training; Digital recording & editing via MIDI and Audio; Basic to advanced Internet training; System setup and configuration-MIDI & Audio software/hardware; Training on the use of screen and print access technology. Note: CMAT Consulting provides on-site training.

The supplier JBliss Imaging Systems, Inc. has a new business address and phone number as follows:

JBliss Imaging Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 7382
Menlo Park, CA 94026-7382
Phone: (650) 327-5477 or toll-free (888) 452-5477

JBliss Imaging Systems provides products for low vision and blind individuals for increasing the ease and speed of reading. These products are available in either as software only, or as complete turnkey systems. The document reading software (VIPinfoSoft and ezVIP) includes, OCR, synthetic speech, and customizable visual displays. The internet browser (VIPinfoNet) converts web pages into large print, speech, and enlarged pictures and graphics. Sales and support provided by JBliss Imaging Systems and a network of representatives.

The supplier Read Again has a new business address and phone number as follows:

Read Again
631 Reed Court
Ripon, CA 95366
Phone: (888) 322-5949 (toll-free)

Since 1995, we have been providing equipment, training and follow-up support for the visually impaired. Offering: daily living skill aids, portable CCTV's including laptop solutions, stand-alone & computer compatible Video Magnifiers/CCTV's, computer enlargement/speech programs and stand-alone reader scanners. Authorized Distributors for: Optelec (video magnifiers), Ash Technologies (portable CCTV's), Robotron (scanners), LP Win-Zoomtext-Dolphin (enlargement programs), Chembook (laptop computers)

The supplier Vocational Evaluation Services, Inc. (VES) has expanded on the products and services they offer, which includes the addition of the Assistive Technology Center. Please refer to the updated products and services information below:

Vocational Evaluation Services, Inc. (VES)
Assistive Technology Center (division)
9719 Lincoln Village Drive, Suite 201
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: (916) 364-8488

Vocational Evaluation Services, Inc. (since 1983) provides certified trainers for DRAGON, JAWS, WYNN, ZoomTest, Lunar, Window-Eyes, Open Book, Kurzweil, Zoomtext, Duxbury, Windows, (Microsoft Office) Internet, Email. We have an on-site training facility; we can come to your work site, or provide distance learning for one-on-one training or group training. We provide fitness-for-duty evaluations, Functional Capacity Evaluations, Work Hardening, Work Evaluations and Ergonomic Evaluations. We sell ERGONOMIC Products with an on-site center equipped with hardware and software to try out & Dell Computers. We have published books to be used with Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Microsoft Office. Our staff includes a Microsoft Certified Professional with 12 years of experience working with the Blind. We also test in low-vision screenings and sell the Merlin, Jordy, Trekker, Maxport, Flipper (port). Our BPPVE # is 3404501 for certified programs-Bookkeeping, General Office, Medical Billing, Front Office Medical, and Computer Applications.

Please note that the training services offered by the National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. are available for use only by consumers (clients) of the California Department of Rehabilitation.

National Telecommuting Institute, Inc.
103 E. Blithedale Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Phone: (415) 389-1703

National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI) provides distance training for individuals with disabilities who strongly prefer or require home-based employment. NTI assists consumers to survive and thrive in a virtual workforce. Tuition is only charged for consumers who successfully complete training and who work a minimum of 90 days in a competitively paying telework job. Consumers can apply on-line at www.nticentral.org.

 

ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS STATE PRICE SCHEDULE REMAIN UNCHANGED.

Updated : 8/28/2007