Ah... Don't you just love sunshine laws? Notice they effectively call CommerceNet "the only" "consortium which develops and maintains an Internet-based infrastructure for electronic commerce". Cheers, Bob Hettinga --- begin forwarded text Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 06:41:48 -0500 (CDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: <other people>, rah@shipwright.com From: Somebody Subject: [Commerce Business Daily: Posted April 15, 1997]

From the Commerce Business Daily Online via GPO Access [cbdnet.access.gpo.gov]

PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS SUBPART: SERVICES CLASSCOD: D--Information Technology Services, including Telecommunication Services OFFADD: National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Div., Bldg. 301, Rm B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 SUBJECT: D--MEMBERSHIP IN A CONSORTIUM WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONDUCT GROWTH IN INTERNET-BASED ELECTRONIC COMMERCE. SOL 53SBNB760110 DUE 043097 POC Trena N. Bercaw (301) 975-6324// Fax (301) 963-7732 DESC: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement to become a member of an existing consortium which develops and maintains an Internet-based infrastructure for electronic commerce. NIST requires interaction between industry leaders, in the research and development of a next generation infrastructure for electronic commerce. The consortium shall be able to accelerate Internet-based electronic commerce by identifying and working to resolve key industry issues, providing a global, multi-industry forum for collaboration, and serving as an advocate through public policy and education. This membership shall be for a period of one (1) year. It is the intent of the Government to negotiate with CommerceNet, of Palo Alto, California, under 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), as the only responsible source able to fulfil the requirement of this agency. No solicitation package is available. Inquiries may be faxed to (301) 963-7732. See Numbered Note 22 and 26. LINKURL: http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm LINKDESC: NIST Contracts Homepage EMAILADD: Contract@nist.gov EMAILDESC: NIST Contracts Office CITE: (W-105 SN062439) All rights reserved. --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com), Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA Lesley Stahl: "You mean *anyone* can set up a web site and compete with the New York Times?" Andrew Kantor: "Yes." Stahl: "Isn't that dangerous?" The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/