[CRISP-TEAM] Responses to GAO questions

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

On 14 May 2015 at 18:22, Izumi Okutani <izumi at nic.ad.jp> wrote:

> The SLA provides the RIRs with the option to terminate the SLA during its
> term if the Operator failures to perform and, after going through
> arbitration, fails to remedy such failure to perform, or not to renew the
> SLA at the end of its term.
>
> With regards to termination, we note that the NTIA contract provides the
> US government with the same reasons for termination (page 2 of the NTIA
> contract and sections E.2.g.1.ii and I.67.i of the NTIA contract).
> Additionally the NTIA contract gives the option to the US government to
> terminate the NTIA contract for more reasons (sections I.51 and I.52 of the
> NTIA contract).
>
> Based on the above, we believe that the SLA provides fewer reasons for the
> termination of the SLA than the NTIA contract and thus it would not be
> easier to terminate and rebid the SLA.
>

On previous occasions, we had stated that failure to adhere to the SLA was
not the only reason for termination of the contract. Is that still the
position?


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Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya

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