Stef and all, Is this an indication the the ORSC and ICANN/DNSO.ORG have struck a deal, such as has been discussed with Mikki and potentially Jay Fenello working on the DNSO.ORG "Transition Team"? Please advise? Einar Stefferud wrote: > I have looked carefully at the question of whether ORSC should send > the following protest letter to the US Government in an effort to stop > this contract action and subject it to serious review. > > I find that, as Chair of the ORSC Board of Directors, it will not be a > good thing for ORSC so do as an organization in its current state and > situation. > > However, those who might disagree are, or course, free to do as they > please, so you are all free to protest as yourselves, or as your own > company organization, but not as a representative of ORSC. > > Discussion of this on the ORSC list is welcome, as some of you will > want to better understand what this is all about before taking action. > > The deadline for submission appears to be Tuesday, 19 January. > You might want to FAX it to be there at the opening of business on Tuesday. > > Best regards...\Stef > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > NOTE THE LETTER GOES TO THE COMPROLLER GENERAL. > PHONES 202 512 5500 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > David M. Walker > Comptroller General, > General Accounting Office January 19, 1999 > Room 7100, 441 G Street NW > Washington, DC 20548 > > Dear Mr. Walker: > > As _______________________, I am protesting the issuance by the > National insititue of Standards of Sol.No.: 52SBNT9C1020 as a sole > source solicitation to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and > Numbers (ICANN) for operation of the Internet Assigned Numbers > Authority. > > Sincerely, > > _________________ > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > My source days that: > > [My source says these four lines are all that is necessary to stop > things unless gov't can show irreparable damage. That when this is > recieved GAO is obligated to say stop and begin fact finding. This > particular process was designed to be very simple at the front end... > GAO generallly assumes good faith on part of gov't but there is a > documented record here of lack of good faith. The authority listed is > the FAR USC 241....but what is NTIA's authority to do in the first > place? They have cited none except the MoU stemming from their white > house appointed and annoited role. Well the president doesn't create > agency authority to act. Congress does! The GAO is the arm of > Congress.] > > You might also want to send a copy to: > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Lisa K. Jandovitz, January 19, 1999 > Contracting Officer > National Institute of Standards & Technology, > Acq uisition & Assistance Div., > 100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Bldg. 301, Rm B117, > Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572 > > Dear Ms. Jandovitz, > > Enclosed is a copy of my letter to Mr. David M. Walker at the General > Accounting Office. I am sasking him to over turn your decision to > issue Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020 as sole Source. ORSC looks > forward to responding istelf to a competitive solicitation. > > Thank you for your assistance. > > Sincerely, > > _____________________ > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Data regarding the contract action at issue, taken from the Business > Comerce Daily... > > Category : <D> (Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services) > Address : National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & > Assistance Div.,100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Bldg. 301, Rm B117, > Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572 Sol. no. : 52SBNT9C1020 > Contact : Teresa A. Reefe, Contract Specialist (301) 975-6364 or Lisa K. > Jandovitz, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6344Due : 18 Feb, > 1999 > SOL 52SBNT9C1020 DUE 021899 POC Teresa A. Reefe, Contract Specialist > (301) 975-6364 or Lisa K. Jandovitz, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6344 > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >From Commerce Business Daily, January 6, 1999 PSA-2256 > INTERNET ASSIGNED NUMBERS AUTHORITY > Category : <D> (Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services) > Address : National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & > Assistance Div.,100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Bldg. 301, Rm B117, > Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572Sol. no. : 52SBNT9C1020 > Contact : Teresa A. Reefe, Contract Specialist (301) 975-6364 or Lisa K. > Jandovitz, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6344Due : 18 Feb, > 1999 > SOL 52SBNT9C1020 DUE 021899 POC Teresa A. Reefe, Contract Specialist > (301) 975-6364 or Lisa K. Jandovitz, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6344 > WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract.htm. > E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The National Institute > of Standards and Technology (NIST), on behalf of the National > Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) intends to award > a contract under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1), only one responsible > source, to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers > (ICANN) for operation of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. The > Department of Commerce has initiated an effort to transition the > technical management of Internet Names and Addresses from the Government > to the private sector. In June, 1998, the Department issued its > Statement of Policy which outlined the steps of the transition. The > Department through NTIA has since entered into a joint project agreement > (15 U.S.C. 1525) with ICANN, a non-profit entity. Pursuant to this JPA, > the parties will "jointly design, develop and test the mechanisms, > methods and procedures that should be in place and the steps necessary to > transition management responsibility for DNS functions now performed by > or on behalf of the U.S. Government to a private sector non-profit > entity". NTIA is initiating this contract action to fulfill its need for > continuity of services related to the technical management of Internet > Names and Addresses during the transition described in the Statement of > Policy and the JPA. This particular aspect of the technical management, > the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), is currently covered in > a contract between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) > and the University of Southern California (USC) in project known as > Teranode Network Technology (TNT). On December 24, 1998, USC, entered a > transition agreement under which ICANN acquired the expertise and > resources to perform the IANA function described in the TNT contract. > Pursuant to its agreement with USC, ICANN now possesses the unique > attributes and characteristics specific to the IANA functional tasks. To > ensure the success of the transition described in the Statement of > Policy and the JPA, the Department must ensure the continuityof the > services necessary to support the IANA function. Further, ICANN has > unique attributes to fulfill these tasks in compliance with the > principles in the Department's Statement of Policy, including > comprehensive, public, and transparent processes, mechanism and > structures for making policy determinations that the U.S. Government > seeks to have performed during the transition. The period of performance > is estimated to be from date of contract award through September 30, > 2000. Posted 01/04/99 (W-SN284696). 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