AMS Announcement The IAOC is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Association Management Solutions LLC (www.amsl.com) to negotiate an agreement for IETF Secretariat Services. Assuming an agreement on contract terms and conditions can be reached, the contract would run for two years, with an option for up to an additional two years. It is anticipated that contract will be executed in November. Transition planning has already begun and we expect to provide progress updates as it advances. The IAOC began this process in March with an RFI stating that we intend to "fundamentally review the support structure for IETF's standards development process, including possible new operational models, with a view towards improving operational efficiency, support and management." [http://iaoc.ietf.org/announcements/ann5.html] In June we issued an RFP [http://iaoc.ietf.org/announcements/ann8.html] inviting bidders to perform one or more of the following Secretariat services: 1. Meeting Services 2. Clerical Support Services 3. IT Support Services and said at the time that it was the intent of the IAOC to obtain the best combination of performance and cost for the benefit of the IETF. The IAOC received six bids by July 30th in response to the RFP. The IAOC thoroughly reviewed the competing proposals including, responses to questions, conference calls with all the respondents, references, technology demonstrations, consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of the respondents in terms of the many tasks laid out in the RFP SOW, and finally, pricing. The IAOC was assisted in its review by Leslie Daigle, and the technology review by Bill Fenner, Lisa Dusseault, Dave Thaler and Danny McPherson. The IAOC determined that AMS offers the best partnership and value going forward for the IETF. Once the contract is signed, the IAOC and AMS will review the support structure for IETF standards development, considering the possibility of new operational models, with a view towards improving operational efficiency, support and management. Over the coming year, the IAOC will be working with the community and AMS in the furtherance of improvements in our operating processes. Your participation in this effort will be appreciated. We want to thank NeuStar Secretariat Services led by Jon Lindberg for its dedication, hard work, and professionalism. We especially want to thank Mark Foster, the CTO of NeuStar, for his leadership, perseverance and commitment to the IETF throughout NeuStar's acquisition of Foretec and continuing service to the community. Tomorrow's opportunities are only possible because of the efforts and commitment of Mark and his team. Kurtis Lindqvist Chair, IAOC Ray Pelletier IAD _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
