Final Few Days to Post Form 470!
Message Posted January 2, 2007
~ Entities listed below that HAVE NOT filed 470s ~
Hats off to the schools and libraries that have already filed their Year 10 (FY 2007) Form 470's! However, 99 school districts have yet to file this form (and countless libraries, nonpublic schools, AVTSs and charter schools) and those 99 districts are listed below. So if your entity's name is listed below and you don't have multi-year contracts for all of your services, please post your E-rate Form 470 ASAP.
Although the very last possible date to file a 470 is January 10 (29 days before the 471 window closes on Feb. 7), you don't want to wait this long to file, as it will only give you one day to open bids, evaluate proposals, sign contracts, and file your 471 inside the window. DON'T PUT IT OFF ANY LONGER -- DO IT NOW (please!)
So far, 1,416 Form 470's have been posted in PA (good job!), but it's a small number compared to the 2,000 Form 470's posted for funding year 2006. On January 8, I'll be sending out the final list of districts that haven't posted their 470's, so if you don't want to be on the list, file now! If your name is on the list, but you have existing contracts for all E-rate eligible services (and 470's were posted in previous years before those contracts were signed), or if your name is on the list in error, please contract me so I can correct the list.
To post a Form 470, go to: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp and click on 'Create Form 470.' I encourage you to not use the Interview format, as many technical problems have been reported with this version of the form. Also, valuable 470 reminders are listed at the end of this message.
District Name IU
Abington Heights SD 19
Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD 6
Antietam SD 14
Apollo-Ridge SD 28
Bangor Area SD 20
Belle Vernon Area SD 7
Bellwood-Antis SD 8
Big Beaver Falls Area SD 27
Blue Ridge SD 19
Brentwood Borough SD 3
Brockway Area SD 6
Bryn Athyn SD 23
Butler Area SD 4
Cameron County SD 9
Center Area SD 27
Chartiers Valley SD 3
Chartiers-Houston SD 1
Cheltenham Township SD 23
Chestnut Ridge SD 8
Chichester SD 25
Clarion Area SD 6
Clarion-Limestone Area SD 6
Commodore Perry SD 4
Cornell SD 3
Deer Lakes SD 3
Derry Township SD 15
Downingtown Area SD 24
Dunmore SD 19
Duquesne City SD 3
East Allegheny SD 3
Exeter Township SD 14
Ferndale Area SD 8
Forest Hills SD 8
Governor Mifflin SD 14
Hampton Township SD 3
Harbor Creek SD 5
Iroquois SD 5
Jamestown Area SD 4
Jenkintown SD 23
Jersey Shore Area SD 17
Juniata County SD 11
Lehighton Area SD 21
Littlestown Area SD 12
Lower Merion SD 23
Mercer Area SD 4
Millersburg Area SD 15
Moniteau SD 4
Montoursville Area SD 17
Moon Area SD 3
Nazareth Area SD 20
Neshaminy SD 22
New Hope-Solebury SD 22
North Clarion County SD 6
North Schuylkill SD 29
Octorara Area SD 24
Oley Valley SD 14
Owen J Roberts SD 24
Oxford Area SD 24
Palmerton Area SD 21
Panther Valley SD 21
Pen Argyl Area SD 20
Penn Hills SD 3
Penncrest SD 5
Pine-Richland SD 3
Port Allegany SD 9
Pottstown SD 23
Purchase Line SD 28
Reynolds SD 4
Richland SD 8
Ridgway Area SD 9
Ringgold SD 1
Riverview SD 3
Rockwood Area SD 8
Shaler Area SD 3
Shanksville-Stonycreek SD 8
South Butler County SD 4
Southeast Delco SD 25
Southern Tioga SD 17
Springfield SD 25
State College Area SD 10
Steelton-Highspire SD 15
Stroudsburg Area SD 20
Tredyffrin-Easttown SD 24
Tulpehocken Area SD 14
Tunkhannock Area SD 18
Tuscarora SD 12
Uniontown Area SD 1
Upper Darby SD 25
Upper Saint Clair SD - EC 3
West Chester Area SD 24
West Perry SD 15
West York Area SD 12
Western Beaver County SD 27
Wilkes-Barre Area SD 18
Wilson SD 14
Wilson Area SD 20
Woodland Hills SD 3
York City SD 12
York Suburban SD 12
Below are some helpful reminders and answers to the most common questions I've been receiving:
1) Check Item 7a and b. There is no harm in checking 7 a and b and all of the boxes under 7b (that you are seeking MTM services and/or contracted services and/or multi-year contracts and/or multi-year contracts with voluntary extensions). In fact, if you intend to sign a multi-year contract or a contract with voluntary extensions, you MUST check 7b and its associated boxes.
2) File in both the Telecom and Internet categories. If you are at all unsure which category of service you should choose on the 470, put the services in both. It never hurts to have your service description listed in too many places and provides you the maximum flexibility when selecting the correct category of service on your Form 471. If you are filing for Blackberry/Treo Internet/e-mail services, you MUST file in both categories.
3) Rebidding contracts and MTM services. If you have a contract expiring on or before June 30, 2008, you must post a Form 470 to rebid that service. OR if you are receiving service under a month-to-month agreement and don't have a contract, you also must post a Form 470 to rebid that service.
4) Form 470's for multi-year contracts: If you posted a Form 470 in a previous year, and then signed a multi-year contract that expires on or after June 30, 2008, you are not required to file a Form 470 for the remaining years of that contract. If you wish to exercise a voluntary extension of a contract without posting a 470, you may only do so if BOTH of these conditions are met: a) You notified bidders on the 470 or RFP that you were seeking a contract that contained voluntary extensions, and b) Your contract contains the terms of the voluntary extensions (meaning the exact number of years or dates that the extensions can be exercised and it's not just open-ended). Otherwise, you must post a Form 470 to extend the contract.
5) File online, even if you don't have a PIN. If you haven't received a PIN, file online, and then mail in your signature/certification page after you hit submit. The SLD will then mail you a PIN in a few weeks. There is no way to request a PIN unless you have first signed a paper certification.
6) Include all of your services on a single 470. There is no maximum number of 470's that you may submit, although it is a good idea to place all of your services on a single Form 470 because then you only have a single 470 number to keep track of and list on your 471. However, there is no harm in filing two or more 470's. Also, there is no way to amend a 470 after it's been submitted. If you need to change your services, you need to file a new Form 470 (in which case your 28-day clock restarts).
7) Price must be the most heavily weighted factor. Don't forget... you may have as many criteria as you like, but price (alone) must be the heaviest weighted factor. For example, if you have 4 criteria that you are using to judge proposals, price must be at least 26% of the weight, will all others being 25% or less. You also must keep track of the evaluation process you used to select the winning proposal.
8) Instead of using the print preview feature, after you've submitted your 470, go back to the "apply online" page and choose the "search posted" option. Then type-in your 470 number and print off a complete, clean copy of your application. At the top of the completed form it also will show you your allowable contract date (ACD), which is the first date you can sign contracts and file your 471.
* The SLD's 470 reminders can be found at: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/tools/required-forms/form470-reminders.aspx.
Julie Tritt Schell
717-730-7133 - o
717-730-9060 - f
jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org
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