Description
South Carolina’s Office of Regulatory Staff seeks a qualified contractor to provide comprehensive compliance, monitoring, reporting, and technical‑assistance services for the federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The contractor will review and improve policy processes, reconcile project expenditures, produce required NTIA reports, deliver ongoing technical assistance, and oversee grant‑management software implementation. The contract is a fixed‑price, one‑year base term with up to four one‑year renewal options (maximum five years). Evaluation will be based on technical expertise, approach, price realism, references, and a live presentation by the top three offerors.
• Perform policy and process reviews, gap analysis, and executive updates for BEAD deployment and future “BEAD Savings” initiatives.
• Manage project and expenditure reporting, including SF‑425 filings and semi‑annual technical reports to NTIA.
• Provide a dedicated technical‑assistance representative, compliance monitoring, and support for grant‑management software configuration.
• Submit a fully burdened hourly‑rate pricing structure for all labor categories across a five‑year horizon; no budget ceiling is disclosed.
• Must meet extensive information‑security requirements and maintain appropriate insurance and registration (South Carolina vendor number and active SAM registration).