FCDL Comment:
Based on documentation provided, FRN is denied because you did not select the most cost-effective bid proposal. FCC rules state that in selecting a provider of eligible services, applicants must carefully consider all bids submitted and must select the most cost-effective service offering. In determining which service offering is the most cost-effective, entities may consider relevant factors other than the pre-discount prices submitted by providers, but price should be the primary factor considered. The FCC further codified in the Ysleta Order that in evaluating bids from prospective service providers, applicants must select the most cost-effective offering from the bids received. The selected bid must itself be cost-effective compared to prices available commercially and stated that "there may be situations? here the price of services is so exorbitant that it cannot, on its face, be cost-effective. For instance, a proposal to sell at prices two to three times greater than the prices available from commercial vendors would not be cost-effective, absent extenuating circumstances." You posted requests for 45 MB pipe over fiber on FCC Form 470# 707230001080416 and the associated RFP. You received a bid from Meetpoint offering these specific services at an amount of $7,018.30 per month for 45 MBPS or $8,759.50 for 100 MBPS, a bid from ATT offering these specific services at an amount of $1,876.40 monthly for 100 MBPS and a bid Skyrider at a monthly rate of $6,995 monthly for 100 MBPS. All bids are for the specific services requested on the Form 470. You selected a bid from Meetpoint for an amount of $8,759.50 monthly for 100 MBPS. The bid chosen is over three times more costly than the bid offering from ATT. This violates the FCC requirement that applicants select the most cost-effective offering from the bids received absent extenuating circumstances. During the review you did not present extenuating circumstances which mitigates your bid choice.