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6 <br />Date Received: <br />P.O. Box 8181 129 East King Street Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Telephones: Area Code 919 245-2651 Fax: 919 644-3001 <br />2 <br />QUESTIONS RECEIVED (ANSWERS IN ALL CAPS) <br />Q #1: I am seeking digital files containing the following information. Ideally, we'd prefer the information in an <br />ESRI-compatible <br />format... but we'll take whatever you have at-hand. . <br />A #1: THE DIGITAL FILES HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE <br />HTTP:/NVVWV.CO.ORANGE.NC.US/PURCHASING/ UNDER CURRENT BIDS <br />Q #2: I was looking at the recently released RFP for the Development of a Future Vision of Reliable <br />Broadband Coverage <br />(#5157) and was wondering if you could answer a few questions about this RFP. Can you tell me if this <br />solicitation is seeking <br />more assessment/planning services? Will there be a need to solicit for network providers to assist with the <br />implementation of <br />broadband services? <br />A #2: ANY PLANNING EFFORTS WOULD BE TO LOCATE SITES AND IDENTIFYING NEEDED <br />TECHNOLOGIES TO <br />DEVELOP A ROBUST TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE UNDER- AND UN- <br />SERVED <br />PORTIONS OF RURAL ORANGE COUNTY. YES, COLLOCATORS WILL NEED TO BE PART OF THE <br />NETWORK, <br />WHETHER A DAS OR TRADITIONAL TOWER NETWORK IS EMPLOYED. <br />Q #3: When a company is picked (via your RFP process) how is all the preliminary work for the engineering, <br />designing, <br />developing business plan and model going to be compensated? Would compensation only come if the grant <br />was accepted and <br />funded by NTIA or RUS? <br />A #3: ANY AND ALL COMPENSATIONS AN ORANGE COUNTY PARTNER WOULD RECEIVE FOR ANY <br />PRELIMINARY WORK FOR ENGINEERING, DESIGN, OR DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN WILL COME <br />FROM THE <br />GRANT. NO GRANT -- NO COMPENSATION. <br />Q #4: Is it an outright requirement that any RFP respondent act as a co-applicant (with the County) for BIP <br />and BTOP <br />funding?...or would the County be willing to review an RFP response indicating otherwise? <br />A #4: ORANGE COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE PROPOSALS, <br />HOWEVER THE <br />ALTERNATE RESPONSE MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED "ALTERNATE" <br />