Domain Names:
Management of Internet Names and Addresses

.us Domain Space

NTIA awarded a new purchase order to manage the .us Internet domain name space to NeuStar, Inc.
• Contract Award Documents

Business Opportunities: Administration of Country Code Top-Level Internet Domain for the US (usTLD): The Department of Commerce seeks to acquire centralized management and coordination of registry, registrar (where specified), database, and information services for the Internet ".us" Top Level Domain name (usTLD).
• Federal Business Opportunities: usTLD (NTIA)
  - Solicitation 01 - Posted 07- 03- 2007
  - Request for Quote (RFQ) (Acrobat PDF 219 Kb)- Posted 07-05-2007

Internet Domain Name and Addressing System (DNS) Top Level Domain for the United States (usTLD): The Department of Commerce/ National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued a "sources sought" notice of an intention to procure centralized management and coordination of registry, registrar (where specified), database, and information services for the usTLD. The notice requests interested parties to provide information about their technical capability by June 22, 2007.
• FedBizOpps Notice (NTIA site)
Updated 06-08-2007

Fact Sheet: Frequently Asked Questions About .us TLD Locality Domains and Delegated Managers
[ -- HTML -- Acrobat PDF (43Kb) -- ]
Posted 02-23-2007

Modification 0019 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. March 16, 2007

Modification 0018 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. October 20, 2006

Modification 0017 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. August 24, 2006

Modification 0016 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. October 25, 2005

Modification 0015 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. October 12, 2005

Modification 0014 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. September 21, 2004

Modification 0013 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. June 1, 2004

Modification 0012 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. March 31, 2004

Modification 0011 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. December 31, 2003

Modification 0010 [pdf format] to the contract with NeuStar. September 30, 2003

Modification 0009 to the contract with NeuStar. [pdf format] August 19, 2003

Modification 0008 to the contract with NeuStar. [pdf format] May 1, 2003

Modification 0007 (pdf format, 138KB): The Department of Commerce and Neustar reached agreement regarding the implementation and operation of the second level domain, .kids.us, in the .us domain pursuant to the "Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002," Public Law no. 107-317. February 14, 2003

Modification 0006 to the contract with NeuStar. January 13, 2003

Modification 0005 to the contract with NeuStar. December 23, 2002

Modification 0004 to the contract with NeuStar. September 6, 2002

Modification 0003 to the contract with NeuStar. August 17, 2002

Modification 0002 to the contract with NeuStar. June 14, 2002

Modification 0001 to the contract with NeuStar. February 13, 2002

Management of .us Domain Name: NTIA announced the award of a purchase order to manage the .us Internet domain name space to NeuStar, Inc. October 29, 2001
  - Purchase Order Award Document (1.3MB .pdf file)
  - Press Release
  - Table of Contents for NeuStar Proposal (.pdf file)
  - HTML index of .pdf files for NeuStar Proposal
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Request for Quotations: NTIA issued a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for management and coordination of the usTLD. On July 16, responses to all questions received in response to this solicitation were posted as Amendment 1. On July 17, an amended answer to Question 36 in Amendment 1 was posted as Amendment 2. Amendment 3 was posted on July 23, clarifying the meaning of "Close of Business" for responses. The final date for responses to the RFQ was July 27. Formerly available from the www.fedbizops.gov website, the RFQ as well as Amendments 1, 2, and 3 are archived here for reference purposes only. June 13, 2001
  - RFQ in MS Word format
  - Amendment 1 in MS Word format
  - Amendment 2 in MS Word format
  - Amendment 3 in MS Word format

A Commerce Business Daily notice of intent to release a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for management and coordination of the usTLD was published. May 25, 2001

Amendment 21 to the NSI Cooperative Agreement. November 2, 2000

NTIA requested comments on a draft statement of work which was expected to be incorporated in a request for proposals for management and administration of the .us domain space. August 17, 2000
  - View comments received in this proceeding.
  - View late comments received in this proceeding.

Federal Register notice that established an open electronic mailing list for public discussions regarding the future management and administration of the .us domain space. Participation in the mailing list was open to all members of the public interested in discussing the issue. May 10, 1999
  - View archived log files of messages to the .us listserv.

.us Meeting Agenda and Presentations March 15, 1999

The comment period on the Enhancement of the .us Domain Space was extended. August 24, 1998

NTIA Correction of Computerworld Report on .us Domain Space August 14, 1998

Request for Comments on the Enhancement of the .us Domain Space released by NTIAAugust 3, 1998
  - View the comments received on this RFC

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