Julian
On 11/12/2019, at 9:17 PM, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 04.10.2019 22:07, IETF Administration LLC Executive Director wrote:
>> The IETF Administration LLC (IETF LLC) is soliciting proposals ("Proposals") for the
>> Temporary RFC Series Project Manager (PM). The PM will assume responsibility
>> for a subset of the tasks that are normally performed by the RFC Series Editor
>> (RSE) role during the term of the contract, outlined below. As this is a temporary
>> position, the PM shall not be responsible for the evolution of the RFC series.
>> Instead the PM shall shepherd changes already planned or in progress, and such
>> incremental changes as are necessary to meet those goals. The general
>> responsibilities of the RSE are laid out in RFC 6635, but that document should
>> only be understood to apply to this project to the extent it, or parts of it, is
>> incorporated by reference into the actual contract. The scope of responsibilities
>> and goals of the PM role are outlined here: https://www.ietf.org/about/administration/rfps/
>>
>> Timeline
>> 04 Oct 19: RFP Issued
>> 14 Oct 19: Questions and Inquiries deadline
>> 25 Oct 19: Answers to questions issued, RFP Addenda and Update issued
>> 11 Nov 19: Proposals due
>> 22 Nov 19: Selection made, negotiations begin
>> 09 Dec 19: Contract execution
>> 01 Jan 20: Work begins
>> ...
>
> Any news on this? Has a selection been made?
The IAB have selected a preferred bidder following a recommendation from the RSOC and I am currently negotiating the contract with them. The date for contract execution has slipped slightly but a start date of 1 January 2020 is still expected.
Kind regards
Jay
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IETF Executive Director
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>
> Best regards, Julian
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