REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS (RFP)
GIGREADY BROADBAND APPLICATION(S)
To interested internet service providers (ISPs) that are willing to partner with Pendleton County, West Virginia for ARPA-funded Pendleton applications. Only sealed proposals will be accepted to enable the county to identify one or more ISPs interested in the deployment, operation, and maintenance of broadband service to eligible areas of the county.
RFP documents and specifications may be obtained from the Pendleton County Economic and Community Development Authority by emailing edadirector@pendletoncounty.com or by calling (304) 358-2074.
Sealed RFPs must be submitted to the Pendleton County Economic and Community Development Authority, 100 Thorn Creek Road, Suite 400, Franklin, WV 26807 on or before August 4, 2022, at 4:00 P.M. (local time). All respondents are required to submit five (5) copies and an electronic copy of their RFP documents at the time of submission. All RFPs submitted should be enclosed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “Pendleton County GigReady Broadband RFP” on the outside of the envelope. Any RFPs received after the time due will not be considered and shall be retained as documentation for the RFP file.
A significant portion of the consideration criteria will be based on the amount of funding the ISP is willing to bring forth as match, as well as current network connections and relationships to carriers directly linked to internet exchanges. The Pendleton County Economic and Community Development Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all RFPs, to cancel this request for information and to waive technicalities in any part thereof deemed to be in the best interest of the Authority.
Gene McConnell,
President
Pendleton County
Commission
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