All correspondence must be made through the Vendor Portal. Specifications include, but are not limited to: o Developing a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan utilizing a variety of methods and detailed timeline to ensure equity in all stakeholder outreach and coordination of individual activities across the state. Stakeholder engagement plan must include a description of how the state plans to collaborate with key stakeholders and a coordination and outreach strategy, including opportunities for public comment by, collaboration with, and ongoing engagement with representatives of each category of covered populations within the state and with the full range of stakeholders within the state. Plan must include how the outreach will direct and inform the state’s work on each of the relevant requirements of the Digital Equity Plan, the BEAD 5-year Action Plan, and the Initial Proposal. o Developing a plan to review existing programs and policies in Vermont related to digital equity, access, and deployment, and how stakeholder engagement will be used to ensure that this review is comprehensive
