Request for Proposals for Regional Broadband Strategy & Funding Response

Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) is requesting proposals from broadband/telecom consulting teams headed by qualified and experienced professionals to assist the Lane County region of Oregon, United States, develop a response to immediate federal funding opportunities and to develop a Regional Broadband Strategy to build on historic successes and maximize outside funding secured to address unmet local needs for affordable, resilient, high speed internet connectivity across the region.

RFP for Regional Broadband Strategy and Funding Response

LCOG’s Public Contracting Rules

Responses to the Request for Proposals for Broadband Planning Services will be accepted by Michael Wisth, Lane Council of Governments, 859 Willamette Street, Suite 500, Eugene, Oregon 97401 until 2:00 p.m. prevailing local time on Friday, July 29, 2022.  Proposals received after the stated time will not be considered.

Addenda

Addendum #1
Addendum #2

June 21, 2022 Pre-Proposal Meeting

Meeting Audio
Meeting Video and Audio

Questions and Answers

Q: For Subtask 1.2 on page 11, what is the expected method to collect the information to be documented?
A: Subtask 1.2 outlines a series of inventories and baseline assessments for broadband service in the Lane region. LCOG can provide a number of local tools for reference (some currently under development).  Local and national resources should be sought and utilized. LCOG does not have other methods outlined, but welcomes respondent ideas, methods and innovations.  

Q: Will there be a formal Q/A period?
A: Question can be posed directly Michael Wisth, the project point of contact, via email at mwisth@lcog.org. LCOG will manage a running list of questions and answers from this RFP webpage.

Q: As Lane is a rather large county, what is the amount of coverage or access expected?
A: Some funding opportunities (including grants) dictate service level expectations. Lane County has established a general target of no less than 100 MB (symmetrical – up and down)

Q: Can the 2.3 qualifications be satisfied using subcontractor experience?
A: LCOG fully expects that some responses will include teams – and therefore the necessity to rely on “sub-contractors”  to meet the “minimum qualifications” outlined in Section 2.3 of the RFP.

Q: Does the available staff experience have to be fulfilled by one individual or can that be throughout the proposed team?
A: The requirements do not have to be met by one individual.

Q: Could two RFP candidates be considered in some form of team collaboration?
A: LCOG believes we have not precluded the opportunity to proactively  align responding parties (in full or part) to constitute and propose a responsive RFP scope.

Q: In section 2.4 “Vendor’s Experience/ Available Staff Experience”, there is a requirement to provide resumes for key staff for this engagement. Would these resumes count towards the 25 page-limit (Section 3.1b)?
A: No, that required content would not count towards the 25-page limit.