Active SLED Opportunity · COLORADO · STATE OF COLORADO OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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The Colorado Broadband Office seeks information from specialized contractors to design and execute a monitoring system verifying that Low Earth Orbit satellite broadband meets federal performance standards for BEAD-subsidized locations.
The Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) has awarded funding to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite subrecipients to serve Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Unlike terrestrial fiber or fixed wireless, LEO capacity is dynamic, shared across vast orbital cells, and subject to global network congestion. The Core Challenge: The CBO must verify that the subsidized service meets the federal "Reliable Broadband" definition—specifically, that the LEO provider can deliver the minimum required speeds (100/20 Mbps) and latency (<100ms) to all BEAD-subsidized BSLs simultaneously. Standard "speed tests" performed by single users are insufficient to verify this capacity constraint. The CBO proposes to contract with specialized Monitoring Contractor(s) to design and execute a verification regime that protects the taxpayers’ investment over the 10-year performance period. This RFI anticipates a series of roundtable discussions, a summit and/or one-on-one sessions with potential vendors, subject matter experts, and interested parties. Parties must submit a response to this Request for Information to be considered for participation. Invitations will be issued to qualified respondents to the RFI. At its discretion, the State may invite other subject matter experts to participate in any and/or all discussions. **Solicitation Type**: RFI - Request for Information (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2569169.C16546076 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 04/15/2026 06:00 PM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Solicitation Number**: 2026000041 **Reference Number**: 0000417009 **Pricing**: Lump sum **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Bid Documents | Documents defining the proposal | No | No |
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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