Bid Description
RI Commerce Corporation
Bid Number:RFP-2329ADD1
| Description |
| RI Commerce Corporation (Corporation) seeks proposals from qualified non-profit entities to assist units of local government and/or tribal governments in participating in the state challenge process pertaining to the availability of broadband services. The Corporation will be administering a state challenge process as required by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to ensure the accuracy of the Rhode Island Broadband Map prior to deploying the infrastructure investment program. As part of this process, the Corporation has built a challenge portal, which units of local government, tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may use to submit location challenges and rebuttals. The selected non-profit entity(ies) will support the units of local government and/or tribal governments in this process by reviewing, aggregating, and submitting broadband serviceable location challenges and challenges pertaining to the identity and eligibility of Community Anchor Institutions. |
