Request for Proposals for Residential Retrofit Program

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, on behalf of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) is issuing this Request for Proposals for the Residential Retrofit Program to solicit applications from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or Managed Service Providers (MSPs) for fiber construction to eligible Affordable Housing Properties and in-building and in-unit installation of cabling and related equipment. Through the Residential Retrofit Program MBI is making strategic and transformational investments that will ensure all Affordable Housing properties have the infrastructure necessary to provide reliable high-speed internet for current and future residents. MBI has identified four primary areas for capital investment under the Residential Retrofit Program:

1. installation of fiber construction into Affordable Housing buildings;
2. installation of fiber or CAT 6 cabling into units within Affordable Housing buildings;
3. installation of smart panels or other needed in-unit termination points for improved wiring within Affordable Housing buildings; and
4. other required cabling, retrofit or telecommunications equipment as required by individual building conditions within Affordable Housing buildings.