Pender County Government RFP # 220105-220 is requesting proposals for:
- Internet service for Pender County Government. A cost-allocation will be done for the Internet service utilized by the libraries
- Internet service is expected to be delivered to the locations listed in Appendix A
- The Primary internet would reside at 300 E. Fremont but the outlying locations would terminate in their own demarc locations
- The new service is being planned to begin on July 1, 2022.
- Pricing is requested for 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, and 3 Gbps Internet service.
- Pricing must be submitted without Special Construction.
- Static IP addresses per Appendix A
- Internet service is expected to be delivered to the locations listed in Appendix A
- Symmetrical leased lit fiber transport locations listed in Appendix A and to Hub location, 300 East Fremont St, Burgaw, NC 28425
- Both 3-year and 5-year contract options, with five (5) one-year voluntary extensions, will be considered. Month to Month service may also be considered.
- As with all E-rate FCC Form 470s and RFPs affiliated with a filed FCC Form 470, the applicant will, at its sole discretion decide whether a vendor/respondent award will result from this RFP. The issuance of an FCC Form 470 and this RFP do not obligate the County to make an award.
- Pender County Government currently has service provided by Charter/Spectrum.
- A single provider is preferred, but awards may need to go to multiple service providers. Please submit pricing for either option.
Timeline:
- Questions Due Date: January 28, 2022
- Questions must be submitted to https://forms.gle/kbBbhUjfbnpbecus9 E-mails and phone calls will not be accepted. Q & A will be posted in EPC as a 470 RFP document.
- Due Date: February 3, 1:00 P.M.
- Proposals will not be accepted after this date. Sealed responses and a service contract ready for the Pender County Government to execute with all site names and addresses included, should be mailed/delivered to:
Pender County Library
103 S Cowan Street
PO Box 879
Burgaw, NC
- Include two paper copies and two USB flash drives with electronic copies are requested
- E-rate Form 470 #220006718
- An email should be sent to both purchasing@pendercountync.gov and erate@erateservices.com to notify that a proposal has been mailed. Proposals should NOT be included in this email.
Click here to view the full RFP # 220105-220. Pender County reserves the right to reject any/all proposals.