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7/9/24, 2:41 PM newspaper-text.html Public Notice Kittitas County, Ellensburg WA REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS SELECTING COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH QUALIFIED BROADBAND PROVIDERS TO DELIVER BROADBAND SERVICE TO UNSERVED COUNTY LOCATIONS USING THE BEAD PROGRAM All submittals received after 5:00 pm local time on August 29, 2024 will be discarded PURPOSE: Kittitas County, Washington (hereinafter the "County"), desires to use the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) delivering Broadband Services to rural unserved residents. The County proposes to partner with qualified service providers through collaboration and risk sharing. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 makes this opportunity available. Kittitas County has completed the required public portions of the location and availability challenge process and believes that we understand the requirements for middle mile service and for last mile service in Kittitas County. This RFQ (Request For Qualifications) is designed to align the requirements of the upcoming Washington State Broadband Office Notice of Financial Offering (NOFO) service expectations with qualified providers to apply for project areas in Kittitas County. SCOPE OF PROJECT: The preliminary project areas for Kittitas county can be found at ht1-hs.//exnressoptimizer.net/public/Washington/index.hhnl. It is anticipated the project area boundaries will be refined at the completion of the availability challenge process which should be completed by August 1, 2024. The firm(s) selected as part of this RFQ will be required to design, build, operate and maintain the broadband internet network to provide high-speed broadband internet service to the identified areas for a defined period of time. A combination of in -ground, aerial, and wireless infrastructure is anticipated being required to meet the needs of middle mile and last mile service delivery in project areas. Adherence to all requirements of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and final Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the Washington State Broadband Office, is the minimum performance standard whereby all responses will be evaluated. PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTAL: If you wish to be considered for work under this Statement of Qualifications (SOQ), you must be a registered consultant on the Municipal Research and Service Center of Washington — Shared Small Works and Consultant Roster (bttps://mrscrosters.org). Interested Broadband service providers are encouraged to reach out to the County in advance of formally responding to this request for qualifications. Please direct inquiries to: Joe Poire at (509) 850-6335 or via electronic message at 14g(jrpin gratedsolutions.com. When formally submitting a response, please limit said response to twenty (20) pages, double -sided including cover letter and provide a minimum of twelve (12) point font. Send responses to: BEAD RFQ, c/o Josh Fredrickson, Kittitas County Public Works Director, 411 North Ruby Street, Suite 1, Ellensburg, WA 98926. Please provide four (4) copies of the response. Submittals will be reviewed by an internal selection committee with support from the County's Broadband Consultant, Joe Poire. A standard Kittitas County professional services agreement is available upon request. For your records, the County will provide a confirmation email to the contacts provided in the submittal confirming receipt of your interest in this solicitation. Submittals received after 5:00 PM local time on August 29, 2024, will be disregarded. Kittitas County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned consultant firms to respond. The County reserves the right to retain the services of the successful firm for any subsequent phases associated with this project. The County reserves the right to reject any and all submittals. SELECTION PROCESS AND PROPOSED SCHEDULE: Responders are required to address all criterion provided below to receive complete scoring: file:///C:/Users/rebecca.cruse.pw/Downloads/newspaper-text. html 1 /3