This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Arlington, Washington. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of Arlington, Washington ("City") is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to determine the need, feasibility, and justification for providing affordable broadband high-speed internet access for Arlington residents and businesses. The City considers a modern digital infrastructure to be a critical component of a competitive city of the future and wishes to ensure that it is well-positioned to meet the current and future needs of its residents, businesses, and anchor institutions. The service territory of this network will include every home and business within the city limits of the City of Arlington. The network should be capable of providing internet service and VoIP telephone service. The desired outcome of this planning effort is to provide a tool for the City to establish if Arlington residents and businesses have a need and want this service, determine a successful deployment strategy and the associated cost to implement fiber to the premises ("FTTP") within the City, and assess whether such project will be sufficiently supported by customer rates to justify the investment in this infrastructure. Any questions, requests for additional information, or requests for clarification regarding this request for proposals will be accepted via e-mail by until 2:00 PM August 8th, 2022. Answers to any questions received will be posted as an Addendum to the City of Arlington webpage by July 25th, 2022. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.