Bob > On 26/02/2020, at 6:01 PM, Bob Hinden <bob.hinden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Jay, > >> On Feb 25, 2020, at 7:15 PM, IETF Executive Director <exec-director@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> 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] rfp-announce@xxxxxxxx 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. > > This sounds fine to me, I agree it isn’t reasonable to ask potential bidders to watch the ietf-announce list for RFPs. That said, I think there is value to also cc: the ietf-announce list, doing that would improve transparency. For example, I have no plans to subscribe to an rfp-announce list, but I do read the ietf-announce list. As I said to Brian, it would be useful for me to understand why subscribing to rfp-announce - did I just need to make it clearer that this is a zero sum change as far as email volume goes? My concern btw is the lack of a clear principle that decides what gets copied to ietf-announce and why (assuming you don’t mean everything that goes to rfp-announce). Jay > > Bob > > >> >> 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 >> exec-director@xxxxxxxx >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IETF-Announce mailing list >> IETF-Announce@xxxxxxxx >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce >
