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<h2>News Alert</h2>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-06-05-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-06-05-en</a></p>
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<h2 style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px;">Request for Proposal for Reference LGRs for the Second Level</h2>
<p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px 0px;">5 June 2015</p>
<p>The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") is seeking provider(s) to develop Label Generation Rules (LGRs) for multiple languages (and scripts) for use at the second level, based on a new machine readable formal representation available
at <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-davies-idntables">https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-davies-idntables</a>.</p>
<p>In the new gTLD program, during Pre-Delegation Testing (PDT) ICANN has noted a large number of IDN table submissions. The IDN tables submitted by the new gTLD registries varied in the repertoire of characters included and the contextual rules. In order to
improve consistency of testing and stability of registry operations of new gTLDs, ICANN has approved the development of reference LGRs for the second level for use in Pre-Delegation Testing (PDT) and the Registry Service Evaluation Process (RSEP). These tables
will be developed based on authoritative sources, validated by experts and then finalized based on community feedback. Once finalized, these will be published openly by ICANN.</p>
<p>ICANN intends to use these reference LGRs for the second level for internal operations and will make them available for the community.</p>
<p>For additional information and instructions for submitting responses please <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/reference-lgr-second-level-rfp-05jun15-en.zip">
click here</a> [ZIP, 974 KB].</p>
<p>Proposals should be submitted to <a href="mailto:ReferenceLGR2ndLevel-RFP@icann.org">
ReferenceLGR2ndLevel-RFP@icann.org</a> by 23:59 UTC on the deadline provided below.</p>
<p><em>RFP timeline at a glance:</em></p>
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<p>RFP released to providers on</p>
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<p>5 June, 2015</p>
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<p>Participants provide an intent to bid email</p>
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<p>12 June 2015 by 23:59 UTC</p>
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<p>Participants submit any questions to ICANN</p>
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<p>12 June 2015 by 23:59 UTC</p>
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<p>ICANN responds to participant questions by</p>
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<p>19 June 2015</p>
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<p><strong>Provider RFP proposals due by</strong></p>
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<p><strong>30 June, 2015 by 23:59 UTC</strong></p>
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<p>Preliminary evaluation of responses</p>
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<p>8 July 2015</p>
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<p>Target for participant presentations (finalists)</p>
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<p>Week of 13 July 2015</p>
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<p>Target for Final evaluations and selection of provider (includes contracting and award to participant)</p>
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<p>15 August, 2015</p>
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<p><strong>Batch 1 Delivery to ICANN</strong></p>
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<p><strong>15 November, 2015</strong></p>
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<p>Public Comment Report on Batch 1 to ICANN</p>
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<p>30 January, 2016</p>
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<p>Batch 1 Final Delivery to ICANN</p>
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<p>1 March, 2016</p>
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<p><strong>Batch 2 Delivery to ICANN</strong></p>
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<p><strong>1 February, 2015</strong></p>
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<p>Public Comment Report on Batch 2 to ICANN</p>
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<p>1 April, 2016</p>
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<p><strong>Batch 2 Final Delivery to ICANN</strong></p>
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<p><strong>1 May, 2016</strong></p>
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