NEWS RELEASE 
 
 
 
Released:  August 27, 2010 
 
 
THE NAPM LLC ANNOUNCES A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND  
PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL  
FOR LNP DATABASE PLATFORMS AND SERVICES 
 
 The North American Portability Management Company LLC (NAPM LLC), through its 
Future of Number Portability Administration Center (FoNPAC) Team, is developing a Request for 
Proposal (RFP) for number portability database platform(s) and services in the seven United States 
former RBOC service areas or regions, including their related territories.   
 The RFP will provide the specifications and terms for the development of a next-generation 
Number Portability Administration Center/Service Management System (NPAC/SMS) for Local 
Number Portability (LNP) in the seven former RBOC service areas.  The NPAC/SMS consists of 
hardware and software platform(s) that host a national information database required to effect the 
porting and pooling of telephone numbers, proper call routing of telephone numbers, and associated 
advanced calling features.  The NPAC/SMS serves as the central coordination point of LNP activity 
and provides management, administration, oversight for, and integration of, the data center 
operations, hardware and software development, and all maintenance related functions.  The RFP for 
the NPAC/SMS will be issued in the fourth quarter of 2011, with vendor selection, contract 
execution, platform testing, and system deployment to be completed prior to system launch in June 
2015. 
 In preparation for the RFP, the NAPM LLC will issue a Request for Information (RFI) in the 
fourth quarter of 2010 and begin to pre-qualify potential vendors.  Beginning on November 15, 2010, 
interested parties may visit the NAPM LLC website (www.napmllc.org) and select the RFI/RFP tab 
for additional RFI and Pre-Qualification information and to obtain instructions for the RFI/RFP 
process.  Beginning on December 1, 2010, the RFI and Pre-Qualification information will be 
available.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:  Mel Clay or Tim Decker, Co-Chairs 
of the NAPM LLC.  Mr. Clay may be reached at (404) 927-4625 or mc6188@att.com.  Mr. Decker 
may be reached at (972) 718-0303 or timothy.decker@verizon.com.   
-NAPM LLC-