The IETF Administration LLC is changing the way we manage RFPs. These changes are part of a larger overhaul that will see further changes come in future. The changes being made today are:
1. As of next week, we will be using a new RFP Announcement Mailing List [1] [email protected] for all announcements relating to RFPs and stop using IETF-Announce. This change is intended to help us reach a wider network of potential vendors, both directly through a lower volume, more focused list and indirectly through automated redistribution of issued RFPs. 2. We have a new formal process for managing RFPs, published on the RFPs page [2]. 3. The RFPs page [2] now includes links to the all of the contracts for RFPs issued by the LLC. These have the financial informaton redacted and where possible, signatures also redacted. Planned changes include: * Publishing vendor Conflict of Interest (COI) forms, once reviewed by the LLC Board. * Publishing contract templates and non-negotiables (e.g. contract transparency) to allow vendors to study them before bidding. * Engaging the community on the principles and processes we use for managing RFPs and what is and isn't appropriate for us to expect in our contracts. * We will also investigate implementing some elements of the Open Contracting Data Standard [3] Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or feedback. [1] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/rfp-announce [2] https://www.ietf.org/about/administration/rfps/ [3] https://www.open-contracting.org/data-standard/ -- Jay Daley IETF Executive Director [email protected] _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
