IETF | RFPs and contracts

The IETF works on a broad range of networking technologies that provide the foundation for the Internet's growth and evolution.
While most IETF work takes place online, meetings and other events such as Hackathons provide in-person opportunities to advance work within the IETF.
The IETF is the premier Internet standards organization. It follows open and well-documented processes for setting these standards. Once published, those standards are made freely available.
The global IETF community works together in many different ways to produce high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet.
By supporting the IETF today, you are ensuring a free and open Internet exists tomorrow.
The IETF Administration LLC follows a formal and transparent process for contracting to ensure fairness and integrity.
The table below lists all RFPs issued by the IETF LLC. Please note the following:
Our process for RFPs is as follows:
The IETF LLC has a number of contracts for specialist services that may continue beyond our normal 6 year maximum contract term. Some of these have been awarded by RFP, some after the vendor won an RFP for a specific project, some through direct negotiation and some predate the formation of the LLC.
Contracts with ICANN/IANA are not subject to our normal contracting process and not subject to our COI disclosure requirements.2022 2024
Legal contracts with the Internet Society (ISOC) can be found on the LLC overview.
IETF LLC Conflict of Interest Policy
IETF LLC board and staff COI disclosures