Final Days to Sign PEPPM LOA – Are You on the List?

July 23, 2018

~ If you ARE on the list below, please sign LOA ASAP ~

~ Deadline to sign is Friday, July 27 ~
~ Only 26 districts haven’t signed! ~

https://www.peppm.org/ErateLOA

The FCC’s 2014 E-rate Modernization Order included a new provision requiring all consortia leads to obtain a signed LOA (Letter of Agency) from their participating members before the Form 470 is posted.  The current PA PEPPM Contract is being rebid starting in July 2018, so we need all entities that may wish to use the PEPPM contract for E-rate purchases in the next 3 years to complete an online PEPPM LOA to be included in the initial procurement.  If an entity does not complete the PEPPM LOA, they will not be permitted to conduct a PEPPM mini-bid and cite the PEPPM contract on a future Form 471.

Below is a list of school districts and AVTS entities that have NOT yet signed the LOA.  If your entity’s name is on the list, please sign the LOA absolutely no later than Friday, July 27.  https://www.peppm.org/ErateLOA

By signing this LOA, you are not obligating yourself whatsoever to purchase from the PEPPM contract.  You are merely stating that you are allowing the PEPPM administrators to include you as an eligible entity on the Form 470.  However, if you do not sign the PEPPM LOA, you will NOT be able to use the PEPPM contract for E-rate eligible purchases.  Therefore, I encourage all PA public schools (districts, charters, IUs, and vo-techs) to sign the LOA to give yourself as many bidding options as possible should you choose to use the E-rate Category 2 funding in the future.

Although nonpublic schools and libraries typically do not use the PEPPM contract for their E-rate purchases because they don’t have state law bidding restrictions, they are welcome to complete the online PEPPM LOA to given themselves the option to conduct a PEPPM mini-bid in the future.

The LOAs must be completed/submitted by school employees; consultants are not permitted to sign LOAs on behalf of their clients.

The online LOA is very simple to complete and should take about 15 seconds.  You do not need to print, sign and mail the LOA — the online submission is sufficient.  https://www.peppm.org/ErateLOA

Again, there is no harm or obligation that will come from signing this LOA; it simply allows you the possibility of citing the PEPPM contract on an a future E-rate funding request.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at jtschell@comcast.net.

— Julie

Julie Tritt Schell

PA E-rate Coordinator
717-730-7133 – o
717-730-9060 – f
jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org