CAB for Prequalified Providers

All prequalified internet service providers listed at https://www.ncbroadband.gov/funding-programs/cab-program are eligible to participate in the Completing Access to Broadband program in 2024. These providers were prequalified pursuant to the Broadband Expansion and Access RFP. The terms and conditions of the RFP are incorporated by reference into each county scope of work and apply to the projects selected. 

CAB Eligible Locations and Protest Window

Prequalified internet service providers must use the CAB Planning Tool to view and download Eligible Locations for the CAB program. Proposed locations must be submitted in the CSV template provided when responding to a scope of work. During the first 10 days of the posting period for a county scope of work, broadband providers may submit protests of CAB eligible locations that they already serve as described in Section 6 of the CAB Program Guidance. Locations must be within the relevant county. Protest data must be submitted in the template for CAB protest data. Protest data must be uploaded to the CAB Data Exchange. Credentials may be requested at broadbandmapping@nc.gov.

NEW: CAB Match Calculator Tool (for Providers)

Prequalified providers participating in the CAB program may use the below calculator tool to help estimate cost sharing for broadband projects in each North Carolina county as part of their planning for responses to individual county scopes of work. The percentage of matching funds required from the broadband provider and the county varies depending on the amount of ARPA funds allocated from the federal government directly to the participating county. Data in the tool is informational and illustrative only and should not be relied upon as advice or instructions from NCDIT.

Instructions: Using the yellow cells in the below tool, select the desired county in the dropdown menu and then enter the anticipated project size to calculate the provider share.

Scope of Work Instructions for Prequalified Vendors

Please refer to each scope of work once posted on the Active CAB Proposals page and follow the instructions therein, as some submission requirements may vary.

The following documents must be submitted via the Enterprise Business Services (EBS) as part of each proposal. Failure to submit any item in this list may result in disqualification from consideration.  

If you have formed a good faith opinion that any portion of your proposal is confidential or proprietary, please mark such portions as “CONFIDENTIAL.” Such marking should appear at the top and bottom of the relevant pages in boldface type. Automatically marking every page of your proposal is not sufficient.  Prices presented in response to a solicitation are NOT confidential; therefore, your total project cost and average cost per location cannot be kept confidential by NCDIT. (09 NCAC 06B .1001) For more information regarding confidentiality, see Broadband Expansion and Access RFP NCDIT Terms and Conditions No. 18 on pp. 32-33.