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Revised Notice to Applicants and Service Providers: Early Filers of FCC Form 470 for Funding Year 2005 (posted 5/6/04, revised 6/3/04)

Applicants:

In general, applicants should not file FCC Form 470 (hereinafter "Form 470") for a funding year until the SLD posts a notice on this web site that the appropriate form is available. At that time, the paper form will be available for downloading from the Applicant Forms area, and the online drop-down menu option for that funding year will be available on the online Form 470 in the Apply Online area.

However, some applicants may have very long procurement cycles or other reasons for filing a Form 470 for Funding Year (FY) 2005 before this online option is available.  We would expect this would usually be the case only where new contracts or contract extensions must be signed, not in cases where non-contracted tariffed or month-to-month services are being sought. 

Applicants in this situation may file the current Form 470 either online or on paper by following the instructions for the form, together with the additional guidance below.  However, please note that because the Form 470 for FY2005 may be different from the current Form 470, these applicants may be required to file a supplemental form to complete the information required by the FY2005 Form 470.  The supplemental filing, if required, will not require the competitive bidding process initiated by the original Form 470 to be re-opened.

A notice will be posted to this web site when the FY2005 Form 470 is available. The guidance below should NOT be used once this notice has been posted.

A separate notice will be posted to this web site when the supplemental form, if necessary, is available.  If the supplemental form becomes necessary and is not filed by the deadline that would be set, funding requests that rely on that Form 470 will not be funded.

Guidance for applicants filing on paper:

  • Use the Form 470 with a date of May 2003 in the lower right-hand corner.
  • In Item 2, provide the correct dates for Funding Year 2005 (July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006). Please note that, if the SLD data enters this form, it will appear on our web site as a Form 470 for Funding Year 2004.
  • In Item 13, provide language to clearly identify the services requested on this Form 470 as beginning after the Allowable Vendor Selection/Contract Award Date for this Form 470.

Guidance for applicants filing online:

  • In Item 2, choose Funding Year 2004 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005) from the drop-down menu.
  • In Item 13, provide language to clearly identify the services requested on this Form 470 as beginning after the Allowable Vendor Selection/Contract Award Date for this Form 470.

For applicants who filed a current Form 470 before this guidance was posted and who are seeking new services or seeking to extend existing contracts, please note the following:

  • Applicants who have already filed the current Form 470 seeking new services or seeking to extend existing contracts need not re-file their Form 470.
    • Applicants who did not indicate in Item 13 or in another Item of their Form 470 that they were seeking new services or seeking to extend existing contracts need not re-file their Form 470.
  • FY 2005 requests for non-contracted tariffed or month-to-month services that rely on FY 2004 Forms 470 posted after the close of the FY 2004 filing window will not be denied because the applicant used the FY 2004 Form 470.
  • Remember that, in the above situations, applicants may still be required to file a supplemental form to complete the information required by the FY2005 Form 470.

Service Providers:

Service providers, please note this guidance and be alert for these Forms 470 if you wish to pursue these business opportunities.  You are reminded that you can limit your search to Forms 470 posted on or after a specific date in the Form 470 - Search Posted area of this web site.

Content Last Modified: June 3, 2004