www.information.aero

RFP for the .aero registry operator

DAC 7April 19, 2005

Geneva

7th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 2 www.information.aero

Registry operator RFP

• Agreement with SITA INC B.V. ends on Dec 17, 2005• New operator must not be related to SITA sc• Likely applicants - operators of other TLDs, current outsourcing

provider• Selection via standard RFP process• DAC consultations and progress update

– Comment on RFP – Comment on evaluation process and shortlist

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Integration of .aero with SITA sc | Slide 3 www.information.aero

Impact on registry infrastructure• Name server architecture designed

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• CORE provides registry service– SRS generates zone file and manages full historical record of all transactions

– Who-is provides public access to info about all registrations, near real time

– Transaction accounting manages all financial transactions w/ registrars

• Eligibility verification by SITA staff via web interface to SRS

• Registrars submit requests to central registry, collect money, provide additional service like DNS

• Customers request .aero IDs and domain registration via web interface provided by registrars

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7th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 4 www.information.aero

Impact on contractual relationships1. SITA sc has a sponsorship agreement with ICANN

until Dec 17, 2006. Presumption of renewal but must re apply by Dec 17, 2005

2. Some industry associations have MoU with SITA to support .aero

3. SITA INC is the registry operator until Dec 17, 2005. Then we must appoint non SITA entity

4. SITA INC enters into zone file access agreement with anyone who signs ICANN template contract (6 agreements)

5. SITA INC outsources all registry operations to CORE (Internet Council of Registrars)

a. CORE procures TLD service from operatorsb. Individual members provide parts of .aero operation

6. SITA INC contracts registrars (after they have been authorised by SITA sc and accredited by ICANN…)

7. Customers have contracts with registrars, contracts must include provisions prescribed by SITA sc

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Contract affected by RFP

7th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 5 www.information.aero

Overview of the selection criteria

• Technical competencies– Compliance with all ICANN functional and performance criteria

– Must have prior experience operating a TLD or comparable service

–Highly reliable DNS, preference given to diversity

• Service continuity– SLAs to include 99.999% uptime for TLD servers

–Data escrow

–Contingency procedures

• Services specific to the community– Extensions for eligibility verification and specific name allocations

– Registry-registrar protocol allowing near real time updates (new requirement)

– Support for DNSSEC protocol (new requirement)

– No specific requirement for IDN (internationalized domain names)

• Cost effectiveness–Lowest cost providing criteria fulfilled

–Possible revenue share to minimise exposure

7th Dot Aero Council Meeting | Slide 6 www.information.aero

Draft timetable

Action Deadline Date

Notice published on www.information.aero web site 20th April

RFP issued 16th May 2005

Deadline for receipt of responses 17th June 2005

Initial evaluation response provided to supplier 15th July 2005

Response received from supplier 22nd July 2005

Pre-negotiation presentation by preferred (shortlist) suppliers 25th July 2005

Commence contract negotiation with first choice supplier 8th August 2005

Contract awarded* 16th September 2005

Commence implementation 19th September 2005

Implementation complete and “go-live” 17th December 2005 *The critical date in terms of ICANN requirements is Dec 17 for the agreement to be signed. The above is an aggressive plan with three moths “reserve”.