Upper Midwest Senior Living — Rural Health Care posted service request (HCF)

General Information HCP or Consortium: 131352 - Upper Midwest Senior Living Application Number: RHC46100021940 FCC Registration Number: 0016263162 Address: 6499 UNIVERSITY AVE NE STE 300 , MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55432-4303 Application Nickname: Lutheran Homes Equipment RFP Funding Year: 2026 Funding Priority: Priority 8 Consortium Participating Sites HCP Number Name LOA Expiry 132207 The Lutheran Home Data Center 06/30/2028 132046 Lutheran Home Association Corporate Office 06/30/2028 Requested Services Type of Services Description for Other Min Download Speed Max Download Speed Min Upload Speed Max Upload Speed Speed Unit Allow Bids for Similar Services Equipment Installation Network Management S ervices Dates and Timing What is the HCP's desired service contract length?: Up to 3 Year(s) Will the HCP consider bids with contract extension language?: Yes Will the HCP consider bids for month-to-month contracts?: Yes What is the HCP's desired time to publicly post this request for services?: 28 Day(s) What is the HCP's expected bid evaluation period after the public posting?: 7 Day(s) Page1 Bid Evaluation Select the criteria that will be used to evaluate the bids collected. Criteria Description Evaluation Weight (%) Minimum Requirement Price 20 None Reliability of service 20 Service outages must be shown to b e under .05%. Other Prior experience, including past per formance 15 HCP requires responding vendor to document projects with similar size and scope. Other Number of locations served, scalab ility 15 Responding vendor must be able to comply with the scalability scenarios referred to in section 6.d.i and 6.d.ii of the RFP document. Other Request for proposal compliance 15 Deliver a clear bid submission, give n the parameters and guidelines set forth in the RFP document. Other Consideration of early termination f ees 15 Must include the vendor’s intention t o reimburse any and all existing ser vice provider’s early termination fee s incurred by accepting a bid as well as the bidding vendor’s early termin ation fee policy. Does the HCP have any disqualifying factors that will remove bids or bidders from consideration?: No Main Contact Name Organization Title Phone Email Address Trey Turner Upper Midwest Senior L iving Cost Analy st (812) 277-1499 tturner@espyserv ices.com 2213 16th Street , Bedford, IN 47421 RFP and Summary Is the HCP likely to request more than $100 000 in program support from this request for services?: Yes Do state, Tribal, or local procurement rules require the HCP to include an RFP with this request for services application?: No Will the HCP be including an RFP with this application?: Yes Lutheran Home Equipment RFP.pdf Summary of the HCP's requested services. : The HCP is requesting proposals for hardware such as firewalls, switches and network management services. The RFP highlights the Statement of Purpose, Project Correspondence, Instructions to vendors, Competitive bidding and the evaluation process, technical requirements, location bid summaries, service level agreement, insurance and bid award. Page2 Additional Documentation Document Type Description for Other Document Uploaded On Network Plan Lutheran Home Network Plan 2.pdf 2/9/2026 4:02 PM EST Declaration of Assistance Name Organization Type Title Employer Nature of Relationship Email Telephone Trey Turner Consultant Cost Analy st Espy Servic es, Inc. Consultant tturner@espyserv ices.com (812) 277-1499 Page3 Certifications ✓ I certify under penalty of perjury that I am authorized to submit this request on behalf of the healthcare provider or c onsortium. ✓ I certify under penalty of perjury that I have examined this request and all attachments, and to the best of my knowle dge, information, and belief, all statements contained herein and in any attachments are true. ✓ I certify under penalty of perjury that the applicant seeking supported services has complied with any applicable stat e, Tribal, or local procurement rules. ✓ I certify under penalty of perjury that all requested RHC Program support will be used solely for purposes reasonabl y related to the provision of health care service or instruction that the health care provider is legally authorized to pr ovide under the law of the state in which the services are provided. ✓ I certify under penalty of perjury that the applicant seeking supported services satisfies all of the requirements under section 254 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 254, and applicable Commission rules. ✓ I certify under penalty of perjury that the applicant seeking support has reviewed and is compliant with all applicable RHC Program requirements. ✓ I understand that all documentation associated with this request, including a copy of the signed Request for Service s (FCC Form 461), any bids/contracts resulting from the FCC Form 461 posting, scoring sheet, and other informatio n that was used in the decision making process, must be retained for a period of at least five years pursuant to 47 C FR § 54.631, or as otherwise prescribed by the Commission's rules. ✓ I certify under penalty of perjury that the applicant seeking supported services is a nonprofit or public entity that falls within one of the seven categories set forth in the definition of health care provider listed in 47 CFR §54.600 of the Commission's rules. ✓ I certify under penalty of perjury that the applicant seeking supported services is physically located in a rural area a s defined in section 47 CFR § 54.600 of the Commission's rules, or is a member of a consortium which satisfies the majority-rural composition requirements set forth in 47 CFR § 54.607 of the Commission's rules. ✓ I certify under penalty of perjury that the services will not be sold, resold, or transferred in consideration for money o r any other thing of value. Signature Name: Trey Turner Email: tturner@espyservices.com Phone: (812) 277-1499 Employer: Espy Services, Inc. Title: Cost Analyst Employer’s FCC RN: 0020725107 Certifier’s Full Name: Trey Turner Digital Signature: Trey Turner Date and time: 2/9/2026 4:03 PM EST Page4