Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Utah Broadband Center (UBC) is seeking a Contractor that can demonstrate experience coordinating large-scale telecommunication infrastructure projects, capability to assist government and economic development agencies with a regional/community broadband needs assessment, developing and implementing a strategy for archiving grant information, mapping, and other related activities. Therefore, UBC is seeking a Contractor to support: Development of an updated statewide Digital Connectivity Plan (DCP). The plan will encompass a five-year strategic plan which will fulfill both state statute Utah Code §63N-17-202(c) and federal requirements of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and the federal Digital Equity Act (DEA). A separate program director will work on the issue of digital equity in Utah. The Contractor will interface and work with that program director, and include the State's digital equity plan in the BEAD five-year plan. The final plan will identify specific areas of broadband infrastructure gaps, digital inclusion/access/equity strategies, stakeholder partnerships, and other essential stratagems to bring affordable broadband to every Utahn. The plan will serve as the guiding star to meet that end goal. Incorporate the five-year strategic plan into the state’s BEAD Initial Proposal to be submitted to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is issued.
