Public Interest Registry Enters the Final Phase in Organization’s Back-End Registry Services Procurement
RESTON, Va., July 25, 2016 — Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit operator of the .org, .ngo and .ong domains, today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the management of its back-end registry services, concluding the Request for Information (RFI) phase of its procurement. Accordingly, all RFI participants — more than 20 in total, representing 15 countries — have been notified about their RFI submission status. Completion of the RFP phase and subsequent contract award is targeted for the end of 2016. It is further anticipated that the selected service provider will commence operations under the new contractual agreement on January 1, 2018. Should a transition of back-end registry services be required to a new service provider, Public Interest Registry anticipates that such a transition would be concluded by mid to late 2017. Since its inception in 2003, Public Interest Registry has built a reputation as being an exemplary organisation
