Hi CWG-DT, Please see the announcement below for information about the ICG's RFP. From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad@icann.org> Date: Thursday, September 4, 2014 3:05 PM To: <ianatransition@icann.org> Subject: RFP for Transition Proposal Issued by ICG For original post, see https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-03-en Request for Proposals (RFP) for IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal Issued by the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group <https://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300&winname=addthis&pub=ra-52fcc7eb 243d6d89&source=tbx32-300&lng=en-US&s=linkedin&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.o rg%2Fnews%2Fannouncement-3-2014-09-03-en&title=Request%20for%20Proposals%20( RFP)%20for%20IANA%20Stewardship%20Transition%20Proposal%20Issued%20by%20the% 20IANA%20Stewardship%20Transition%20Coordination%20Group%20-%20ICANN&ate=AT- ra-52fcc7eb243d6d89/-/-/5408b7974ac70cec/2&frommenu=1&uid=5408b7975894d892&c t=1&tt=0&captcha_provider=nucaptcha> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-03-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-03-en#> <https://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300&winname=addthis&pub=ra-52fcc7eb2 43d6d89&source=tbx32-300&lng=en-US&s=sinaweibo&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.o rg%2Fnews%2Fannouncement-3-2014-09-03-en&title=Request%20for%20Proposals%20( RFP)%20for%20IANA%20Stewardship%20Transition%20Proposal%20Issued%20by%20the% 20IANA%20Stewardship%20Transition%20Coordination%20Group%20-%20ICANN&ate=AT- ra-52fcc7eb243d6d89/-/-/5408b7974ac70cec/3&frommenu=1&uid=5408b797c34804d2&c t=1&tt=0&captcha_provider=nucaptcha> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-03-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-03-en#> The IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking complete formal responses from the "operational communities" of IANA (i.e. those with direct operational or service relationships with the IANA functions operator, in connection with names, numbers, or protocol parameters). The target deadline for all complete formal responses to this RFP is 31 December 2014. Proposals are expected to enjoy a broad consensus of support from all interested parties. During the development of their proposals, the operational communities are requested to consult and work with other affected parties. Likewise, in order to help the ICG maintain its light coordination role, all other affected parties are strongly encouraged to participate in community processes. Information about ongoing community processes and how to participate in them can be found here <https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship/community> . Communities are asked to adhere to open and inclusive processes in developing their responses, so that all community members may fully participate in and observe those processes. Communities are also asked to actively seek out and encourage wider participation by any other parties with interest in their response. Additionally, while the ICG is requesting complete formal proposals from the operational communities only, and that all interested parties get involved as early as possible in the relevant community processes, some parties may choose to provide comments directly to the ICG about specific aspects of particular proposals, about the community processes, or about the ICG's own processes. Comments may be directly submitted to the ICG any time via email to icg-forum@icann.org <mailt:cg-forum@icann.org> . Comments will be publicly archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/icg-forum The full RFP can be found here <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rfp-iana-stewardship-03sep14-en .pdf> [PDF, 95 KB]. RFP Activities Schedule: RFP Published3 September 2014 Closing Date for Submission of Proposals31 December 2014