County of Avery issued the following announcement on May 9.
Avery County, hereinafter referred to as “County,” is requesting proposals from all interested providers of High-Speed Internet/Broadband (hereafter “Internet”) services for affordable, reliable high-speed Internet access for residential, business, and government constituents.
The term “offeror” shall refer to providers submitting proposals in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP). The term “Contractor” or “Provider” is also used to describe the successful offeror(s) in the context of providing services under a contract resulting from this RFP. An electronic copy may be downloaded from www.averycountync.gov.
Each proposal received in response to this RFP will be evaluated on the criteria described herein.
All proposals must be sealed, clearly marked “PROPOSAL – High-Speed Internet Service” and must include all elements described in the PROPOSAL CONTENT AND FORMAT REQUIREMENTS section of this RFP.
One original and five (5) copies of the proposal must be delivered to the address below before the date and time listed in the CONTRACT AWARD SCHEDULE section of this RFP.
The County will not be responsible for proposals delivered to a person or location other than that specified herein, and reliance on the postal service will not excuse late proposals. Access to County data for the identification of demand and assets is available by request.
Any amendment or addendum to this RFP is valid only if issued in writing by the County.
Proposal Submission Deadline:
05/20/2022, 4:30 p.m.
Mail or Hand Deliver Proposal
to Primary Contact:
Phillip Barrier
County Manager
Avery County
175 Linville Street
PO Box 640
Newland, NC 28657
Click Here to view the full RFP
Original source can be found here.
