Request for Proposals for the State of Hawai’i – BEAD Challenge Process Portal (RCUH RFP #104410)

Status: Closed

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Research Corporation of the University of Hawai’i (RCUH), on behalf of the University of Hawai’i, Office of the Vice President for Information Technology/CIO to solicit proposals from Offerors who wish to be considered. The contract will be issued and administered as an Agreement for Services with the RCUH.

In June 2023, the NTIA announced funding allocations for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. In total, Hawai’i will receive an allocation of $149.5 million to connect over 10,000 unserved and underserved locations. The most current program output is the Initial Proposal, which explains how Hawai’i will ensure every resident has access to a reliable, affordable, and high-speed broadband connection, and design a challenge process the State will implement to refine the list of unserved and underserved locations in the State eligible for infrastructure buildout under the BEAD Program. This challenge process requires the use of a Challenge Process Portal that enables, at minimum, eligible challengers and service providers to: register and interact with the platform to submit and review challenges; facilitate provider notifications and rebuttals; support adjudication by the State of Hawai’i; and generate summary reports after completing the challenge process.

The University of Hawai’i is requesting responses from qualified Offerors to propose a challenge process tool for the State of Hawaiʻi, meeting the minimum requirements for the BEAD Challenge Process portal as outlined by the BEAD Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) issued by the NTIA.

SCHEDULE OF KEY DATES

Event	Date and Time
Date of Notice (RFP Issued)	December 8, 2023 at 8:00 AM HST
Closing Date for Receipt of Offeror’s Attachment A (Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal)	December 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM HST
Closing Date for Receipt of Offeror Questions	December 26, 2023 at 5:00 PM HST
Closing Date for Posting Responses to Questions	January 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM HST
Closing Date for Receipt of Proposals	January 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM HST
Proposal Review Period	January 18, 2023 – January 24, 2024
Date of Contractor Selection and Award	January 25, 2024
Services Start Date (Tentative)	January 31, 2024

To view the Request For Proposal, click here.
The formal announcement is available on SuperQUOTE (https://www.commercepoint.com/).

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Request for Proposals for the State of Hawaii Inter-island Submarine Fiber Cable System (RCUH RFP #103543*)

Status: Closed

*In order to maximize visibility of the opportunity, the original RFP #103119 was canceled, and was re-released as of August 8th. Proposals submitted for the original RFP have been sealed and will not be evaluated.

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH), on behalf of the University of Hawai’i, Office of the Vice President for Information Technology/CIO to solicit proposals from Offerors who wish to be considered. The contract will be issued and administered as an Agreement for Services with the RCUH.

Following the Desktop Study (DTS) for an Inter-island submarine cable network in 2022 awarded to Ocean Networks, the University is now requesting responses from qualified Offerors to propose a cost model for a public-private partnership to permit, construct, operate and maintain the northern Inter-island submarine cable path as designed in the DTS. The University has determined the expected costs to build both the submarine cable network and Cable Landing Stations and has outlined those costs in this RFP. The State is NOT requesting costs to build the system – rather the State will select the offeror that provides the best qualifications and experience for permitting, construction and operation, as well as offering best value to the State of Hawaii across the estimated 25 year lifetime of the Inter-island submarine cable network.

SCHEDULE OF KEY DATES (updated August 8, 2023)

Event	Date and Time
Date of Notice (RFP Issued)	August 8, 2023
Closing Date for Receipt of Offeror Questions	August 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM HST
Closing Date for Posting Responses to Questions	August 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM HST
Closing Date for Receipt of Proposals	August 31, 2023 at 5:00 PM HST
Proposal Review Period	September 1 – September 7, 2023
Date of Contractor Selection and Award	September 8, 2023
Services Start Date (Tentative)	September 18, 2023

To view the Request For Proposal, click here.

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Request for Proposals for the Cable Landing Station (CLS) Site Surveys (SQ#98846)

Status: Closed

OCEAN NETWORKS AWARDED RFP of CABLE LANDING STATION SITE SURVEYS – May 23, 2022
DESKTOP STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – AUGUST 17, 2022

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH), on behalf of the University of Hawai’i, Office of the Vice President for Information Technology/CIO to solicit proposals from Offerors who wish to be considered. The contract will be issued and administered as an Agreement for Services with the RCUH.