{"id":2441,"date":"2024-11-22T11:03:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/?page_id=2441"},"modified":"2026-01-08T04:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:09:54","slug":"beaddeploymentrfp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/broadband\/beaddeploymentrfp\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi BEAD Deployment Request for Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The RFP has closed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page Last Updated: July 30, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Hawai\u02bbi BEAD Challenge Process is complete, the University of Hawai\u02bbi Broadband Office (UHBO) has begun the Request for Proposals (RFP) process to solicit proposals from qualified Offerors in order to select a subgrantee to build out the BEAD infrastructure. This page has been revised according to the BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice<\/a><\/strong>.

Hawai\u02bbi released all deployment RFPs on July 11, 2025. Proposals must be submitted by August 1, 2025 at 5:00pm HST to SuperQUOTE <\/strong>https:\/\/www.commercepoint.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFP SCOPE OF WORK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Offerors shall provide reliable broadband infrastructure to ALL unserved and underserved locations, Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) within the project area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFP KEY DATES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The schedule of key dates set forth herein represents the best estimate of the schedule that will be followed. Any of the dates listed below may be changed at any time at the sole discretion of the RCÂ鶹´«Ã½Procurement Officer or Delegated Procurement Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event<\/th>Date and Time<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Date of Notice (RFP Issued)<\/td>July 11, 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Closing Date for Receipt of Offeror\u2019s Attachment A** (Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal)<\/td>July 18, 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Closing Date for Receipt of Offeror Questions<\/td>July 21, 2025 (5pm HST)<\/td><\/tr>
Closing Date for Posting Responses to Questions <\/td>July 24, 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Closing Date for Receipt of Proposals<\/td>August 1, 2025 (5pm HST)<\/td><\/tr>
Proposal Review Period<\/td>August 2, 2025 – August 4, 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Date of Contractor Selection and Preliminary Award (Tentative)<\/td>August 5, 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Services Start Date (Tentative)<\/td>Subject to NTIA Approval of Final Proposal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

** Optional but strongly recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFP DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a total of eight (8) Request for Proposals (RFP). All RFPs are independent of each other. Offerors should refer to UHBO\u2019s approved Initial Proposal Volume 2 (IPV2)<\/a> for details on the required information that must be included in their responses. Click on each county to access the RFPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four (4) RFPs will be to build or extend infrastructure to service unserved and underserved locations<\/strong> in each of the four Hawai\u02bbi counties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n