The IETF Administration LLC is soliciting bids for IETF New Participants Online Training.
Overview: The IETF standards process and the skills and information needed to participate in it take many months or even years to learn, understand, and put into practice. This brief describes a framework for proposing a program of online training to provide individuals interested in participating in the IETF the necessary information and skills to be effective in the IETF standards process from the start. The online, self-guided program builds on content already developed for a day-long new participants program delivered in person. Timeline: 12 August 2026 RFP Issued [1] 26 August 2026 Questions and Inquiries deadline 1 September 2026 Responses to questions issued and RFP updated if required 11 September 2026 Final proposals due 21 September 2026 Preferred bidder selected and negotiations begin 28 September 2026 Contract execution and work begins Bids are due by 22:00 UTC on the day noted above. Full details of the RFP, including instructions on how to submit a bid and how to ask questions, can be found at https://www.ietf.org/administration/rfps-and-contracts. Please note that in order to maintain a fair and transparent RFP process, all questions or feedback regarding this RFP should be made to the email address specified in the RFP. [1] https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/RFP_IETF_New_Participants_Online_Training.pdf -- Jay Daley IETF Executive Director [email protected] _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
