(1) Vendor needs to provide general support for broadband infrastructure and digital equity investment services to the government authority located in Rhode Island.
- Range of services to support the successful completion of connect broadband and digital equity initiative.
- Task 1: draft and implement an integrated plan for maximizing the benefits of capital projects fund, digital equity act, and broadband equity, access and deployment.
- Develop an estimate of how much it would cost and how long it would take to design and deploy broadband infrastructure to provide access to reliable, high-speed internet service that meet the relevant requirements under capital projects fund and broadband equity, access and deployment, for all unserved and underserved locations in the state, including CAIs
- Identify known or potential obstacles or barriers to the successful implementation of a broadband infrastructure and digital equity investment program, and how the corporation might address them.
- Provide a comprehensive, high-level plan for providing reliable, affordable, highspeed internet service
- Task 2: Draft and Implement a Digital Equity Plan:
- Proposers will be responsible for drafting and implementing a plan for implementing all aspects of the digital equity investment in agency, including assessing, awarding, and distributing digital equity grants.
- Task 3: Draft and Implement Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Five-Year Action Plan:
- Task 4: Design and implement a process for supervising grant completion for all recipients of
capital projects fund, broadband equity, access and deployment, and digital equity act grant money.
(2) All questions must be submitted no later than May 8, 2023.
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