Request for Proposals
Community Development

Broadband Deployment in Morgan County

Opened on: March 3, 2023
Deadline: March 23, 2023 4:00 pm

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Morgan County, Ohio (COUNTY) is requesting proposals for broadband deployment from Internet Service Providers (ISP) to expand broadband service throughout Morgan County. Broadband is a critical infrastructure component needed by all segments of the community: for business development; job creation; health care services, including telemedicine; and to help rural areas compete with more densely populated areas. Broadband includes fixed wireless or fiber deployment or a combination of the two (collectively, the “Broadband Infrastructure”).

Specifically, COUNTY is seeking to identify partners to jointly submit an application for the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC’s) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative grant application for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. Up to $2.5 million of POWER grant funding is available for broadband infrastructure. Any selected Respondent will be identified as a project partner in COUNTY’S POWER grant application and will only be awarded a contract for services upon COUNTY’s successful award of a POWER grant.

Responses are due March 23, 2023.

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