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<p class=MsoNormal>I have gotten a lot of questions lately about Bid Selection
Matrices and how to effectively use them. Here is a short article and link that
USAC released today that may help some of you. As always, please feel free
contact me if you have questions about it. <span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004874'>Important
Tip:<br>
(1/26/10)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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white;border:none;padding:0in'><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#123595'>COMPETITIVE BIDDING: How do I prepare an
evaluation grid?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style='line-height:12.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5B5B5B'>Although price of the
eligible goods and services must be the most heavily weighted factor in your
evaluation, you can also include other factors that are important to you when
you evaluate bids. You can refer to the <a
href="http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/2007_training/samples-checklist-vendor-selection-templates.pdf">sample
bid evaluation matrix</a> posted on the USAC website as a guide. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5B5B5B'><a
href="http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step04/construct-evaluation.aspx">More
information</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5B5B5B'>REMINDER:
<a
href="http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step01/entity-numbers.aspx">Request
new entity numbers</a> now if you will need them to file your Form 471.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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OR 97302</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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