The RFP has closed.
Page Last Updated: July 30, 2025
As the Hawaiʻi BEAD Challenge Process is complete, the University of Hawaiʻi Broadband Office (UHBO) has begun the Request for Proposals (RFP) process to solicit proposals from qualified Offerors in order to select a subgrantee to build out the BEAD infrastructure. This page has been revised according to the BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice.
Hawaiʻi released all deployment RFPs on July 11, 2025. Proposals must be submitted by August 1, 2025 at 5:00pm HST to SuperQUOTE https://www.commercepoint.com/.
RFP SCOPE OF WORK
Offerors shall provide reliable broadband infrastructure to ALL unserved and underserved locations, Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) within the project area.
RFP KEY DATES
The schedule of key dates set forth herein represents the best estimate of the schedule that will be followed. Any of the dates listed below may be changed at any time at the sole discretion of the RCUH Procurement Officer or Delegated Procurement Officer.
| Event | Date and Time |
|---|---|
| Date of Notice (RFP Issued) | July 11, 2025 |
| Closing Date for Receipt of Offeror’s Attachment A** (Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal) | July 18, 2025 |
| Closing Date for Receipt of Offeror Questions | July 21, 2025 (5pm HST) |
| Closing Date for Posting Responses to Questions | July 24, 2025 |
| Closing Date for Receipt of Proposals | August 1, 2025 (5pm HST) |
| Proposal Review Period | August 2, 2025 – August 4, 2025 |
| Date of Contractor Selection and Preliminary Award (Tentative) | August 5, 2025 |
| Services Start Date (Tentative) | Subject to NTIA Approval of Final Proposal |
** Optional but strongly recommended.
RFP DETAILS
There are a total of eight (8) Request for Proposals (RFP). All RFPs are independent of each other. Offerors should refer to UHBO’s approved Initial Proposal Volume 2 (IPV2) for details on the required information that must be included in their responses. Click on each county to access the RFPs.
Four (4) RFPs will be to build or extend infrastructure to service unserved and underserved locations in each of the four Hawaiʻi counties:
- County of Hawaiʻi [RFP #111708]
- City and County of Honolulu [RFP #111709]
- County of Kauaʻi [RFP #111710]
- County of Maui (inclusive of Kalawao) [RFP #111711]
Four (4) RFPs will be to build infrastructure to service Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) in each of the four Hawaiʻi counties:
- County of Hawaiʻi [RFP #111712]
- City and County of Honolulu [RFP #111713]
- County of Kauaʻi [RFP #111714]
- County of Maui (inclusive of Kalawao) [RFP #111715]
Responses to RFP Questions
RFP LOCATION DATA FILES (APPENDIX D)
*These location data files are approved by NTIA and are the final set, superseding previous Appendix D.
NOTE: Due to licensing restrictions, UHBO is unable to provide Location ID to address correlation information. Location IDs are based on the December 31, 2023 version of the FCC National Broadband Map. Potential offerors can request a free license to get fabric data access at https://broadbandusa.ntia.gov/policies/CostQuest-Licensing
Unserved/Underserved
CAI
RFP RESOURCES, WAIVER NOTICES
Waivers for RFPs
NTIA – BEAD Subgrantee Qualifications and Match Evaluation Guide