FCDL Comment:
DR1: Our Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) review revealed similarities in Forms 470, Request for Proposals (RFPs), and Selective Review vendor selection responses for entities which have Computer Consulting and Network Design as a service provider on its Form(s) 471 application(s). USAC recently contacted applicants and explained that for applicants who had chosen Computer Consulting and Network Design as their service provider, documents with striking similarities had been provided to USAC to support their funding requests. For each type of document, USAC asked each applicant to explain how they prepared each type of document, to provide any supporting documentation, and to specify the individual who prepared the relevant documents. In response to USACs questions, you stated that Dennis Gomer of Computer Consulting & Network Design assisted in the completion of FCC Form 470 # 697910000534793. You further stated that Dennis Gomer fashioned the RFP that was used during the competitive bidding process. Additionally, you indicated Dennis Gomer prepared the vendor selection portion of the Selective Review response. Since Computer Consulting & Network Design, a service provider you later selected to provide services, participated in the competitive bidding process by assisting you in the preparation of the Form 470 and the RFP that was used during that process, and since Computer Consulting & Network Design assisted in the Selective Review competitive bidding vendor selection response, you have not demonstrated that you did not allow your service provider to participate in the competitive bidding process. Therefore, the FRN has been denied. This denial is applicable for the life of the multi-year contract that was entered into for this FRN.