[CWG-Stewardship] Do we really need a Contracting Co.?
Avri Doria
avri at acm.org
Mon Dec 1 16:39:02 UTC 2014
hi
On 01-Dec-14 16:20, Avri Doria wrote:
> On another topic, it concerns me that our draft document seems to have
> buried the notion of the periodic RFP. RFP is listed on page 30, but
> Annex 3 seems to avoid mention at all. and even in section 3, there
> is no notion of a periodic RFC, just the fact that there can be one.
> I believe that without a peridoic RFP for the IANA contract there can
> be no accountability for the IANA function at ICANN or anywhere else
> for that matter - and this is not something that can be remedied by
> the CCSG Accountability. The IETF and the RIRs can walk away from
> ICANN if they are ever unhappy. The Names community needs the ability
> to move the IANA contract elsewhere as well. Whether the contract is
> held in 'trust' for us by ISOC or Company Co. matters less to me that
> it be held externally.
on rereading the 1.6 version I see a function of the MRT (was PRT).
> o Managing a rebidding process in the case of performance
> deficiencies or at regular rebidding intervals;
>
this comes real close to what I mean by Periodic RFPs. Was looking too
narrowly for identical text instead of reading what was actually there.
I think it is necessary and I am glad to see this there.
apologies.
avri
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