BEAD
Earlier this month the Virginia Office of Broadband opened up a new round of bidding for four defaulted BEAD projects, affecting nearly 10,000 locations.
By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities
November 13, 2026
A new bidding process has opened up after four BEAD projects saw defaults in Virginia, according to a recent policy notice from the Virginia Office of Broadband.
The agency is still accepting letters of intent until November 18.
“Applicants only need to submit a Letter of Intent (LOIs) if they have not previously submitted an application during the Benefit of the Bargan round,” the policy notice states.
Letters must be submitted by November 18 for applicants to be considered eligible for the office’s upcoming Rebidding of Defaulted Projects (RDP) round.
“The RDP will run in up to three rounds,” the October 29 policy notice stated. “Projects or locations not awarded in a given round will remain eligible for the following round. Projects or locations awarded in one round will not be eligible in subsequent rebidding rounds.”
In total, 9,799 locations across four projects were impacted by the defaults, the policy notice said.
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