COI: Competitive Bids on Developer Contracts (was Re: Conflict of Interest policy, 1 March 2012 draft)

[Ian Lynagh]

On Fri, Mar 02, 2012 at 10:06:32AM -0500, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote:
> 
> Also, I think that Ian's assessment is correct: if we got down to a
> serious dispute between Conservancy and the Project Leadership about
> whether the work should be done by a specific individual, then the
> likely outcome would be "the work doesn't happen".
> 
> Ian, is there some specific change you think would help address this?  I
> feel like what I said above is ultimately implied

It is largely implied, but "Conservancy holds Sole Authority to
Negotiate and Execute Contracts" could imply the opposite.

Perhaps append the last sentence here (feel free to phrase it better):

    ** *Conservancy Retains Right to Request Competitive Bids.* PLCs
    acknowledge that Conservancy retains the right to ask for bids from
    software developers in addition to PLC Person to fulfill a given contract.
    Should that instance arise, Conservancy's Executive Director (or designee)
    will consult with the PLC to select the candidate best suited to fulfill
    the contract within the budget allotted. If Conservancy's Executive
    Director (or designee) and the PLC cannot agree on a software
    developer, then the conrtact will not be awarded to anyone.

I've also just noticed that it says "software developers". Perhaps it
should be generalised to "contractors" or something, to includ
documentation writers, website developers, etc.


Thanks
Ian

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