Reminder: *The FY2016 E-Rate Form 471 filing window closes at 11:59 PM EDT on April 29, 2016*. This applies to anyone requesting E-Rate funding for products or services not arranged by Networkmaine. If you filed a new Form 470 this year: - you must wait 28 days before choosing a vendor or service provider - you cannot file the Form 471 before the Allowable Vendor Selection/Contract Date identified in your Form 470 Receipt Notification Letter available in your EPC News feed - the Contract Award Date that you report must be on or after the Allowable Vendor Selection/Contract Date but before you certify the Form 471 If you did not need to file a new Form 470 this year due to an existing multi-year contract from a prior year's Form 470, you can certify your Form 471 at any time before the window closes. _____________________________________________ *Anne Perloff* Maine State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools Networkmaine ... a unit of the University of Maine System Web: www.networkmaine.net/erate/ Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 207-561-3584 Fax: 207-561-3531 Mail: Networkmaine 5752 Neville Hall Rm 255 University of Maine Orono, ME 04469