GSF_Estimated_Forecast_and_Cost_Template.xlsx

This is an estimated forecast and cost template for Golden State Fiber's Request for Proposals for Passive Optical Network (PON) Network Equipment in California. The document outlines vendor demand forecasts and cost projections across multiple service areas including Amador, TOML, Mono, Imperial, Alpine, Tehama, and Glenn counties. The project involves customer additions, homes passed, and miles of infrastructure deployment spanning 2026 through 2030, with significant activity concentrated in 2027 and 2028. Specifically, the forecast projects 15,242 total customer adds, 31,427 homes passed, and 1,066 miles of network completion across the five-year period. The template includes hub and cabinet completion forecasts for 37 total facilities and identifies minimum Optical Line Terminal (OLT) port requirements across 36 footprint areas, totaling 981 OLT ports needed to support the network infrastructure. The RFP proposal deadline is 11:59 pm on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with all proposals submitted through the Procurement Portal and subsequently made public following the close of the submission period.

The cost template requires vendors to provide five-year total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis including capital expenditures for initial OLT supply, support, advanced replacement options, and required licensing in year one, followed by operational expenditures covering subsequent year OLT supply, support, advanced replacement, and licensing costs. Vendors must calculate cumulative costs, TCO per subscriber at full build, and average annual costs across the entire forecast period. The document assumes maximum efficiency with all estimated splitter spans illuminated throughout the network, though it acknowledges that additional OLT ports may be required as detailed Outside Plant plans develop. This forecasting template establishes the baseline requirements and financial framework that responding vendors must address in their proposals to support Golden State Fiber's broadband expansion initiative across rural California counties.