The Public Utility District #1 of Clallam County is requesting proposals from qualified information technology consultants for a Rural Broadband Feasibility Study for Clallam County.

The selected consultant will work with the PUD and our community partners in preparing a detailed Rural Broadband Feasibility Study for Clallam County. The County has approximately 39,000 homes spread over 1700 square miles of land, with a population density of 44.4 residents per square mile. The goal of the feasibility study is to determine best options for high-speed internet access to everyone within the County.

The Request for Proposal can be viewed and downloaded for free on our website https://clallampud.net/contractorsprojects/.

All inquiries pertaining to the Request for Proposal shall be directed to Shawn Delplain, Information Technology Manger, at 360-565-3287 or by e-mail shawnd@clallampud.net. To ensure all prospective respondents equally understand any clarifications made on the RFP, all replies to all questions will be sent via blind copy to all registered parties.

Interested parties must contact Contracts Coordinator, Jenean Keate, by e-mail contracts@clallampud.net, to be registered for all communications on the RFP.

Proposals must be submitted by: August 24, 2023, no later than 4:00 p.m., Pacific Time.