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Final 2 Days to Post Year 10 (2007-08) Form 470
Message Posted January 8, 2007
~ 54 PA Districts Haven't Filed, Listed Below ~
There are still 54 districts that have not yet filed their Year 10 Form 470. If your district's name is listed below, please file the Form 470 as soon as possible. If your district's name is not on the list, but you know someone who works in one of the listed districts, please call and encourage them to submit their form. 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.
There is still a chance that a district's name is listed but need not be, because a district may have existing contracts for all E-rate eligible services from previous years (and 470's was posted in previous years before those contracts were signed). If this the case with your district, please contact me so I can take you off this list.
The final deadline to post a Year 10 Form 470 is Wednesday, January 10. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THIS DATE TO FILE YOUR FORM 470! It will leave you with one day to review your bids, select your providers, sign contracts (with both the district and vendor's signatures), complete your 471 and hit submit.
To review some helpful Form 470 reminders, visit http://www.e-ratepa.org/Listserve-Archive/2005/12-21-05_2.htm.
As always, if you have any E-rate questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at jtschell@comcast.net
Applicant Name IU
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
Cameron County SD 9
Center Area SD 27
Chartiers Valley SD 3
Cheltenham Township SD 23
Chestnut Ridge SD 8
Clarion Area SD 6
Clarion-Limestone Area SD 6
Commodore Perry SD 4
Exeter Township SD 14
Jamestown Area SD 4
Jenkintown SD 23
Juniata County SD 11
Lehighton Area SD 21
Mercer Area SD 4
Millersburg Area SD 15
Moniteau SD 4
Montoursville Area SD 17
Moon Area SD 3
New Hope-Solebury SD 22
North Clarion County SD 6
North Schuylkill SD 29
Octorara Area SD 24
Owen J Roberts SD 24
Oxford Area SD 24
Palmerton Area SD 21
Penn Hills SD 3
Penncrest SD 5
Pine-Richland SD 3
Pottstown SD 23
Reynolds SD 4
Richland SD 8
Riverview SD 3
Shaler Area SD 3
Shanksville-Stonycreek SD 8
South Butler County SD 4
Steelton-Highspire SD 15
Stroudsburg Area SD 20
Tulpehocken Area SD 14
Upper Saint Clair SD - EC 3
West Perry SD 15
West York Area SD 12
Western Beaver County SD 27
Wilson Area SD 20
York City 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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