REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
GIGREADY BROADBAND
APPLICATION(S)
To interested internet service providers (ISPs) that are willing to partner with Raleigh County, West Virginia for GigReady funded grant 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 Region I Planning & Development Council by emailing [email protected], 1439 East Main Street, Suite 5, Princeton, WV 24740. Inquiries may be made by calling (304) 431-7225.
Sealed RFPs must be submitted to the Region I Planning & Development Council, 1439 East Main Street, Suite 5, Princeton, WV 24740 on or before January 14, 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 “Raleigh 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 Region I Planning & Development Council 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 Council.
David Tolliver, President
Raleigh County Commission