Pendleton

Pendleton County EDA and County Commission Requesting Information from ISP Providers and Network Operators

Pendleton County Economic &
Community
Development
Authority
(PCEDA), in
conjunction with the Pendleton County Commission (PCC), is:

Requesting information from ISP Providers and/or Network Operators qualified to enter into a Public Private Partnership for deployment of high-speed broadband in Pendleton County. Consideration will be given to firms that are qualified pursuant to law to perform the indicated type(s) of work. Responses to the Request for Information from qualified providers are to be mailed (faxed requests will not be accepted) to:

PCEDA Executive
Director Laura Brown

Pendleton County
Economic and
Community
Development Authority

PO Box 602 Franklin, West Virginia 26807

The RFI, in pdf format, and all accompanying information and files may be provided in downloadable electronic format sent by email to the sender making the request. The PCEDA and the PCC reserve the right to reject any and all proposals and select the proposal that is in their best interest.

PROJECT NUMBER:
RFI#: 071421

PROJECT NAME: Pendleton County –
Broadband RFI

PROJECT LOCATION:
Pendleton County, WV

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Pendleton County Economic & Community Development Authority (PCEDA), in conjunction with Pendleton County Commission (PCC) is requesting information from qualified and experienced Internet Service Providers and/or Network Operators interested in partnering to offer fast, affordable broadband internet services to end-users across Pendleton County. The long-term mission would be to reach the common goal of bringing next generation fiber broadband to in Pendleton County while demonstrating the possibility of creative solutions and the maximize current network potential. The PCEDA has no plans to operate as a network ISP provider, choosing rather to partner with a qualified provider to deploy broadband services. The PCEDA views the primary goal of this network to be economic development.

CLIENT AGENCY CONTACT: Pendleton County Development Authority, Laura Brown: 304-668-3952: edadirector
@pendletoncounty.com

RELEASE DATE: July 14, 2021

RESPONSE DUE DATE: July 28 @ 4:00 p.m. EST

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS IN RFI: Proposers are responsible for reviewing all portions of this RFI. Proposers are to promptly notify the agency, in writing, if the Proposer discovers any discrepancy, omission or other error in the RFI.
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