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I<ITTITA.S COII TIY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />Josh Fredrickson, Director <br />REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS <br />SELECTING COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH <br />QUALIFIED BROADBAND PROVIDERS TO DELIVER BROADBAND <br />SERVICE TO UNSERVED COUNTY LOCATIONS USING THE BEAD <br />PROGRAM <br />AII submittals received 5:00 n local time onm <br />Ausust 29.2024 will be discarded <br />PURPOSE: <br />Kittitas County, Washington (hereinafter the "County"), desires to use the Broadband Equity, <br />Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) delivering Broadband Services to rural unserved <br />residents. The County proposes to partner with qualified service providers through <br />collaboration and risk sharing. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021makes this <br />opportunity available. Kittitas County has completed the required public portions of the <br />location and availability challenge process and believes that we understand the requirements for <br />middle mile service and for last mile service in Kittitas County. This RFQ (Request For <br />Qualifications) is designed to align the requirements of the upcoming Washington State <br />Broadband Office Notice of Financial Offering (NOFO) service expectations with qualified <br />providers to apply for project areas in Kittitas County. <br />SCOPE OF PROJECT: <br />The preliminary project areas for Kittitas county can be found at <br />https://expressoptimizer.net/publicAVashington/index.html. It is anticipated the project area <br />boundaries will be refined at the completion of the availability challenge process which should <br />be completed by August 1,2024. <br />The firm(s) selected as part of this RFQ will be required to design, build, operate and maintain <br />the broadband internet network to provide high-speed broadband internet service to the <br />identified areas for a defined period of time. <br />A combination of in-ground, aeial, and wireless infrastructure is anticipated being required to <br />meet the needs of middle mile and last mile service delivery in project areas. Adherence to all <br />requirements of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and <br />411 N. Ruby St. Suite I <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />TEL <br />FAX <br />(s09) 962-',7s23 <br />(s09) 962-7663