[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":3,"doc-seo-244213-105":53,"doc-detail-244213-en":126},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49],{"id":8,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":11,"show_sort_weight":12,"slug":13},11,1,"Template","Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":15,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":16,"show_sort_weight":17,"slug":18},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":20,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":21,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":23},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":25,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":26,"show_sort_weight":27,"slug":28},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":30,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":31,"show_sort_weight":32,"slug":33},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":35,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":36,"show_sort_weight":37,"slug":38},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":40,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":41,"show_sort_weight":42,"slug":43},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":45,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":46,"show_sort_weight":47,"slug":48},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":50,"doc_module":9,"doc_module_name":10,"category_name":51,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":52},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":54,"data":55},"ok",{"site_id":56,"language":57,"slug":58,"title":59,"keywords":60,"description":61,"schema_data":62,"social_meta":119,"head_meta":121,"extra_data":123,"updated_unix":125},105,"en","initial-proposal-volume-ii-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-program-july-2024","Initial Proposal Volume II Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program - July 2024","","Initial Proposal Volume II outlines how the State of New Mexico will execute the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funded through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The report details planning and coordination processes, including tribal consultation and stakeholder outreach, and establishes deployment and non-deployment subgrantee selection methods, scoring, timelines, and prioritization rules. It also addresses compliance requirements, workforce standards, minority business inclusion, cost and barrier reduction strategies, climate risk assessment, and an approach to climate mitigation for new infrastructure over the coming decades.",{"@graph":63,"@context":118},[64,80,101],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":11,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/presentations/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/initial-proposal-volume-ii-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-program-july-2024/244213/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/initial-proposal-volume-ii-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-program-july-2024/244213.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Graffin","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-19","2026-09-12",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":8},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",{"@type":102,"mainEntity":103},"FAQPage",[104,110,114],{"name":105,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":107},"What does the Initial Proposal Volume II cover for the BEAD program?","Question",{"text":108,"@type":109},"It covers New Mexico’s broadband planning, stakeholder engagement, and the methods used to select deployment and non-deployment subgrantees, including timelines, scoring, and prioritization rules.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"How are local and tribal stakeholders engaged in the program planning process?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"The report describes coordination steps for full geographic coverage and meaningful outreach, including tribal consultation and engagement, plus regional meetings, listening sessions, and statewide events.",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What compliance and risk assessment areas are addressed beyond subgrantee selection?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"It includes requirements related to environmental and historic preservation, workforce labor standards and protections, minority business inclusion, cost and barrier reduction, and climate assessment for hazards affecting new infrastructure.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":120,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":122,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":124,"site_id":56},244213,1791717761,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":127},{"doc_id":124,"user_id":128,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":9,"category_id":8,"category_name":11,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":8,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":135,"language":136,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":140,"read_time":27},3573418547284,"https://eur-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_994ba38a5ba835b3df7d355c54d3ed8d","Initial Proposal Volume II Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment  \n(BEAD) Program  \nOffice of Broadband Access & Expansion  \nState of New Mexico  \nJuly 2024  \nThis report was prepared by the State of New Mexico using federal funds under award BEAD 35- 20-B296 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NTIA or the U.S. Department of Commerce.  \nOn the cover: The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta  \nContents  \nAcronym guide ix  \n1. Introduction 1  \n2. Objectives (Requirement 1) 2  \n2.1 Goals and objectives 2  \n2.1.1 Goals 2  \n2.1.2 Objectives 3  \n3. Local, Tribal, and regional broadband planning processes (Requirement 2) 6  \n4. Local coordination (Requirement 4) 8  \n4.1 Full geographic coverage 8  \n4.1.1 Regional broadband meetings 8  \n4.1.2 Broadband listening sessions 10  \n4.1.3 Statewide events 10  \n4.1.4 Connect New Mexico Council meetings 11  \n4.1.5 ISP engagement 11  \n4.2 Meaningful engagement and outreach to diverse stakeholder groups 11  \n4.2.1 Overview 11  \n4.2.2 Tribal consultation and engagement 14  \n5. Deployment subgrantee selection (Requirement 8) 16  \n5.1 Deployment subgrantee selection process 16  \n5.1.1 Principles 16  \n5.1.2 Technical assistance and administrative support 19  \n5.1.3 Overview of planned subgrantee selection process 19  \n5.1.4 Phases 23  \n5.2 Overall timeline 31  \n5.3 Scoring methodology 32  \n5.3.1 Prequalification Phase 32  \n5.3.2 Scoring Phase 35  \n5.4 Prioritization of unserved BSLs, underserved BSLs, and eligible CAIs 43  \n5.5 Prioritization of non-deployment projects 43  \n5.6 Environmental and historic preservation and Build America, Buy America Act compliance 44  \n5.7 Project area definition 44  \n5.7.1 Service commitments related to Project Area Unit definition 46  \n5.8 Approach to subsequent funding rounds if no proposals are received 47  \n5.9 Projects on Tribal lands 47  \n5.10 Identifying the Extremely High Cost Per Location Threshold 48  \n5.11 Utilizing the EHCPLT 48  \n5.12 Requiring prospective subgrantees to certify their qualifications 50  \n5.12.1 Officer certifications 50  \n5.12.2 Letter of credit 51  \n5.12.3 Financial statements 54  \n5.12.4 Financial sustainability 55  \n5.12.5 Managerial capability 56  \n5.12.6 Technical capabilities 58  \n5.12.7 Compliance with applicable laws 62  \n5.12.8 Organizational capability 63  \n5.12.9 Ownership information 64  \n5.12.10 Information on other public funding 65  \n6. Non-deployment subgrantee selection (Requirement 9) 67  \n7. Eligible Entity implementation activities (Requirement 10) 69  \n8. Labor standards and protection (Requirement 11) 70  \n8.1 Specific information that prospective subgrantees will be required to provide in their applications and how the Eligible Entity will weigh that information in its competitive subgrantee selection processes 70  \n8.2 Binding legal commitments in subgrants related to labor standards and protection 72  \n9. Workforce readiness (Requirement 12) 73  \n9.1 Ensuring strong labor standards 73  \n9.2 Subgrantee selection process related to workforce considerations 74  \n10. Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) / Women’s Business  \nEnterprises (WBE) / labor surplus area firms inclusion (Requirement 13) 77  \n10.1 Process, strategy, and data tracking methods to ensure that minority businesses (MBE), women-owned business enterprises (WBEs), and labor surplus area firms (LSAF) are recruited, used, and retained when possible  \n77  \n10.2 Certification 77  \n11. Cost and barrier reduction (Requirement 14) 79  \n11.1 Promote the use of existing infrastructure 80  \n11.1.1 Streamline access to State conduits and poles 80  \n11.1.2 Encourage local communities to leverage their poles and conduits 81  \n11.1.3 Allow access to limited-access rights-of-way for last-mile broadband providers providing service to  \nunserved and underserved locatio","cbCaiciDqEa1VpKA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiciDqEa1VpKA","pdf",10622272,172,"English","# Acronym guide\n# Introduction\n## Objectives (Requirement 1)\n## Goals and objectives\n## Objectives\n# Local, Tribal, and regional broadband planning processes (Requirement 2)\n# Local coordination (Requirement 4)\n## Full geographic coverage\n### Regional broadband meetings\n### Broadband listening sessions\n### Statewide events\n### Connect New Mexico Council meetings\n### ISP engagement\n## Meaningful engagement and outreach to diverse stakeholder groups\n### Overview\n### Tribal consultation and engagement\n# Deployment subgrantee selection (Requirement 8)\n## Deployment subgrantee selection process\n## Overall timeline\n## Scoring methodology","[{\"question\":\"What does the Initial Proposal Volume II cover for the BEAD program?\",\"answer\":\"It covers New Mexico’s broadband planning, stakeholder engagement, and the methods used to select deployment and non-deployment subgrantees, including timelines, scoring, and prioritization rules.\"},{\"question\":\"How are local and tribal stakeholders engaged in the program planning process?\",\"answer\":\"The report describes coordination steps for full geographic coverage and meaningful outreach, including tribal consultation and engagement, plus regional meetings, listening sessions, and statewide events.\"},{\"question\":\"What compliance and risk assessment areas are addressed beyond subgrantee selection?\",\"answer\":\"It includes requirements related to environmental and historic preservation, workforce labor standards and protections, minority business inclusion, cost and barrier reduction, and climate assessment for hazards affecting new infrastructure.\"}]","Initial Proposal Volume II Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program - July 2024 | PDF",1789213886]