AIP-401: Guidelines for Request for Proposals (RFP)

The below contents are duplicated from the ApeCoin DAO Snapshot:

https://snapshot.org/#/apecoin.eth/proposal/0x45ad8ff5c74fbf990fedd880848282327105e98bbf6111969fa561b7e01d434d

Members will vote with Moca NFTs on our Moca Snapshot. Delegated voting will then be done on the ApeCoin DAO Snapshot with the Mocaverseape.eth wallet.

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ABSTRACT The following is a proposed guidelines and clarity for the how ApeCoin DAO is to conduct a Request for Proposals (henceforth known as RFP).

The recent ApeChain RFP has brought forth a need to adequately explain the conditions and rules governing how an RFP is to be conducted, under what circumstances, and what the voting structure is.

https://forum.apecoin.com/t/apechain-request-for-proposals/21139

BENEFIT TO APECOIN ECOSYSTEM As best understood, there have been three executed RFPs in ApeCoin DAO History:

• An RFP in response to AIP-21 and AIP-22, in which Horizen Labs was selected. https://twitter.com/apecoin/status/1550616722809536512

• An RFP for selecting a Cayman Islands Administrator as a result of AIP-196 that was approved and explicitly stated that it would perform said RFP. https://snapshot.org/#/apecoin.eth/proposal/0x5222214e742168df0297589a78b3bd346159fe88f89f536d4f273fe315f23c8c https://forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-196-bored-aip-bringing-order-and-reliability-via-ecosystem-decentralization/10160

• The ApeChain RFP. While the RFP retroactively had the ApeChain Poll/Vote to decide if the ApeChain RFP vote would proceed, it still carried the same weight of whether the ApeChain RFP vote would proceed. https://forum.apecoin.com/t/apechain-request-for-proposals/21139 https://snapshot.org/#/apecoin.eth/proposal/0xe26b5ec8c8d1d03c9ba5b4c53e8d9aa1dc38d2f4b6c44dd9c41643b11fb2b645 https://snapshot.org/#/apecoin.eth/proposal/0xff1829f8e2fb778946ef83050858a54582da50da3de3acb67c74f5e38c1da0aa

It was during the ApeChain RFP that the community realized that we do not have a proper framework and a understanding of the RFP process and that needed to change. As such this AIP is designed to inform the community and those who wish to pursue an RFP the steps necessary to conduct one.

OVERALL COST The overall cost for this proposal is expected to be zero.

As noted in the Steps to Implement, in the event of an accepted RFP Recommendation, the Foundation would be required to set aside the requested maximum budget (as specified in the “Budget Range” of the RFP Recommendation). Any excess funds not ultimately awarded to the accepted vendor are to be returned to the Treasury.

PROPOSAL Link to the full proposal: https://forum.apecoin.com/t/aip-401-guidelines-for-request-for-proposals-rfp/21510

The AIP implementation is administered by the Ape Foundation. Implementation may be immaterially or materially altered to optimise for security, usability, to protect APE holders, and otherwise to effect the intent of the AIP. Any material deviations from an AIP, as initially approved, will be disclosed to the APE holder community.