[ga] NTIA "Request for Information" on the IANA Functions

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

General Information


Document Type:  Sources Sought Notice 
Solicitation Number: Reference-Number-DOCNTIARFI0001 
Posted Date: Feb 21, 2006 
Original Response Date: Mar 07, 2006 
Current Response Date: Mar 07, 2006 
Original Archive Date: Mar 22, 2006 
Current Archive Date: Mar 22, 2006 
Classification Code: D -- Information technology
services, including telecommunications services 
Naics Code: 541519 -- Other Computer Related Services 

Contracting Office Address
Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary,
Commerce Acquisition Solutions, Commerce Information
Technology Solutions, 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Room 6514, Washington, DC, 20230


Description
       THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY   
 ?       Solicitations are not available at this time.
    Requests for a solicitation will not receive a
response.     This notice does not constitute a
commitment by the United States Government.

       The Department of Commerce, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration
(DOC/NTIA) is exploring options for Contractor
performance of three, interdependent technical
Internet coordinating functions.     In support of the
operation of the Internet domain name and addressing
system, a Contractor would furnish the necessary
personnel, material, equipment, services, and
facilities to perform the following services.    
First, the Contractor would coordinate the assignment
of technical protocol parameters.     This function
would involve the review and assignment of unique
values to numerous parameters (e.g., operation codes,
port numbers, object identifiers, protocol numbers)
used in various Internet protocols.     

This function would also include dissemination of
listings of assigned parameters through various means
(including on-line publication) and the review of
technical documents for consistency with assigned
values.     Second, the Contractor would perform
administrative functions associated with root
management.     This function would primarily involve
facilitation and coordination of the root zone of the
Internet domain name and addressing system.     It
would include receiving requests for and making
routine updates of the country code top level domain
contact and nameserver information. Third, the
Contractor would allocate IPv4 and IPv6 delegations of
IP address space.     

This function would include delegation of IP address
blocks to regional registries for routine allocation,
typically through downstream providers, to Internet
end-users within the regions served by those
registries.     It would also include reservation and
direct allocation of space for special purposes, such
as multicast addressing, addresses for private
networks, and globally specified applications.

The DOC/NTIA is seeking the following information:

1.       Potential Respondents shall describe how they
would propose to successfully perform each of the
three services, assuming that all services provided by
Respondent would be accomplished in accordance with
all applicable U.S. laws, regulations, policies, and
procedures.

2.       Potential Respondents shall describe both
their existing relationships with the following
entities and the extent to which such relationships
would enable Respondents to successfully perform each
of the three services:
       
       a. the Internet engineering community, 

       b. Internet standards development
organizations, 

       c. Regional Internet Registries, 

       d. country code top level domain operators, 

       e. generic and sponsored top level domain
operators, and 

       f. national governments or public authorities
associated with specific country code top level
domains.

3.       Currently, the services are performed under
contract at no cost to the United States Government.  
  Potential Respondents shall describe proposed
financial plans, including, if appropriate, the manner
in which charges levied for services rendered would be
derived.     Charges cannot be based on cost plus a
percentage of cost.

Respondents shall not be obligated to provide the
services described herein and it is understood by the
United States Government that the cost estimates
provided as a result of this request are ?best?
estimates only.

All information submitted in response to this
announcement is voluntary; the United States
Government will not pay for information requested nor
will it compensate any respondent for any cost
incurred in developing information provided to the
United States Government.     The response date for
this market research is March 7, 2006.     No collect
calls will be accepted.     

All responses to this RFI may be submitted via e-mail
to Carol Silverman, Contracting Officer, at
csilverman@xxxxxxx, courtesy copy to Brendon Johnson,
Contracting Officer, at bjohnson@xxxxxxx and with a
hard copy to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Office
of Acquisition Management and Financial Assistance,
Commerce Acquisition Solutions Division, 1401
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 6521, Washington, D.C.
    20230. 

Point of Contact
Carol Silverman, Contracting Officer, Phone
202-482-5543 (Room 6521), Fax 202-482-4988, Email
csilverman@xxxxxxx - Brendon Johnson, Contracting
Officer, Phone 202-482-7401, Fax 202-482-1711, Email
bjohnson@xxxxxxx

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