FCDL Comment:
MR1: The amount of the funding request was changed from $2,379.00 to $2,289.76 to remove: the ineligible products Portion of C2811 VSEC SRST Router $17.31 & Portion of C2801 VSEC SRST Router $71.93. <><><><><> DR1: Based on the documentation you provided during the review, funding will be denied for this FRN because you did not consider all bids received in response to the FCC Form 470 and/or RFP during your evaluation process. You indicated that you file a FCC Form 470 as a formality and always contract with our local provider. Specifically, you stated "I was under the assumption that I was to ignore all incoming requests" when a prospective bidder inquired about additional information on the FCC Form 470. When asked, you were unable to produce copies of bids received or any bid evaluation documentation and you requested to cancel the FRN. Since your posted FCC Form 470 indicated you had a RFP, you are obligated to evaluate all bids and to provide potential service providers with requested information so that they may provide responsive bids. Failure to do so hinders an open and fair competitive bidding process. Therefore, competitive bidding program rules have been violated and USAC has denied this FRN.