ICANN: Request for Proposal for Performance of Secretariat Function for the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group
The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group ( ICG ) is issuing today a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a suitable contractor through ICANN process to perform its secretariat function.
Established in response to the announcement by the U.S. National Telecommunication and Information Administration Department ( NTIA ) of its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community, the ICG is comprised of representatives from different stakeholder groups to coordinate and deliver a single transition proposal.
Proposal must be submitted to
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no later than Monday, 23 September 2014 – 23:59 UTC.
The ICG encourages all interested parties from across the globe to submit proposals.
Full information is given in the RFP, which can be found at: www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rfp-icg-secretariat-09sep14-en.zip [ZIP, KB].
RFP Activities Schedule:
| Activity | Dates |
|---|---|
| RFP published | 9 September 2014 |
| Participants to indicate Expression of Interest (EoI) | 12 September 2014 by 23:59 UTC [This date has been revised from an earlier announced date of 7 September 2014] |
| Participants submit any questions to ICG (use Respondent Q&A Excel template in RFP packet) | 13 September 2014 by 23:59 UTC |
| ICG responds to participant questions | 20 September 2014 |
| Participant RFP proposals due by | 23 September 2014 by 23:59 UTC |
| Preliminary evaluation of responses | 24 thru 27 September 2014 |
| Final participant presentations and reference calls | 27 September thru 4 October 2014 |
| Contracting and award to contractor | 6 thru 10 October 2014 |
| Target start date in the role | 15 October 2014 at ICANN 51 meeting in Los Angeles |
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-09-09-en
