Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR), California

Develop and publish an RFP for the engineering and design of a fiber middle mile deployment.
Develop and publish an RFP for designing and integrating work for the 2.5 GHz Spectrum Radio last mile deployment.
Develop and publish an RFP for preparing the utility trench, value, groundwork, and conduit installation. Complete the necessary environmental assessment and NEPA processes.
Purchase needed equipment including testing equipment, a fiber infusion splicer, Amprode underground utility detector, and network equipment. Purchase and deploy fiber and equipment for a 1700-foot section of middle mile fiber.
Purchase and deploy 2.5 GHz wireless networking equipment to provide last mile service with minimum speeds of 25/3 Mbps with a latency of less than 100 ms.

Engineering design of a resilient 2.2 mile, 48-strand fiber loop encompassing the Blue Lake Rancheria contiguous trust lands along with a single 2.5 GHz spectrum radio broadcast location.
Installation of a 1700-foot section of middle mile fiber.
Installation and deployment of 2.5 GHz spectrum reaching 15 unserved Tribal anchor institutions, 8 unserved Tribal businesses, and 45 unserved Tribal households.
Connect to the Digital 299 Dark Fiber Project, allowing distribution of broadband resources to unserved Tribal households and anchor institutions.

Tribal residents of all ages (children through elders) in 45 unserved Tribal households.
Eight unserved Tribal businesses.
Tribal first responders.
Fifteen unserved Tribal community anchor institutions.

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