NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS Wayne County (County) seeks a qualified partner (Partner) to construct Phase I of the Wayne County Broadband Deployment Project, which will deploy 16.8 miles of middle-mile fiber along West Virginia State Route 152, stretching from Mountwest Community College to Wayne County’s 911 center. The project will also establish last-mile fiber-to-the-premises service in the underserved communities of Beech Fork, Beech Fork Marina, Lavalette, and Ardel. The selected ISP will individually be responsible for the operations and maintenance of the network and marketing and leasing services over the network once it is established and in operation. The selected ISP will not be eligible to respond to the Request for Qualifications for engineering services. Sources of funding for this project include, but may not be limited to, theAppalachian Region Commission (Project # PW-20436-IM). The following timeline outlines the anticipated selection schedule: RFP release – Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Question deadline – Friday, January 19, 2024 – 12 pm EST Answers to questions published to R2PDC websites as addendum to this RFP – Friday, January 26, 2024 – 3 pm EST Responses due – Friday, February 16, 2024 – 3 pm EST County may reject any proposals submitted later than this deadline ISP interviews – During the week of February 26, 2024 Selection announcement – During the week of March 4, 2024 Contract negotiation – Subsequent to the selection announcement – estimated for mid-March 2024 A complete copy of the RFP is available online via the followingwebsite: Region2 PDC https:/www.region2pdc.org ublic-notice. Questions concerning this project should be directed to Gwen Clayton, Project Administrator for R2PDC, 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Monday through Friday. Region 2 Planning & Development Council, c Gwen Clayton, Project Administrator [email protected]. Subject line: WayneCounty Broadband RFP for ISP Jeffrey A. Maddox, President Wayne County Commission LH-166587 01-09,16;2024
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