@neardevgov.near [Posted on Developer DAO Board](https://near.social/#/devgovgigs.near/widget/Post?id=386) ## Idea: Request for Proposal: AstroDAO Development Project #### Introduction [AstroDAO](https://astrodao.com/) is transitioning to the stewardship of [NEAR Developer Governance](https://neardevgov.org) and is being offered to the NEAR community to evolve further. We invite any qualified teams to submit their proposals for taking over the project. #### Background Information AstroDAO is a platform for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) built on the NEAR Protocol blockchain. The platform allows members to fund and support a wide range of projects that span various industries, such as NFT art, community marketing, developer tooling, funds management for major ecosystem organizations, etc. Members can collaborate and create their own DAOs, submit proposals for projects they would like to see funded, as well as vote on which projects should receive funding, and how the funding should be distributed. Pagoda has completed the initial development of the AstroDAO platform, but going forward will focus on integrating it into the Discovery platform. The AstroDAO platform, including IP, website, frontend and middleware services, is offered to a qualified team from NEAR ecosystem to take over. The team can choose to absorb or merge AstroDAO into their own products and brand, continue to grow the AstroDAO platform, or propose alternative approaches. Note that the SputnikDAO smart contracts stay in the open domain and will be maintained by Pagoda with contributions welcome from the selected entity. The management of contract upgrades will be established via a DAO, which will comprise of members from the selected entity. #### Proposal Requirements To be considered in response to this RFP, all proposals should include the following details: * Information about your company: * Primary’s person contact information * Size of the team; * Size of the engineering team; * Team location; * Team background and bios. * Relevant professional experiences: * Which programming languages you have experience with * Examples of relevant experience with NEAR blockchain * What are your non-technical capabilities? Do you have in-house design, UX/UI? Project management? Customer support? BD / Marketing? * Portfolio of relevant work * Proposed plan for AstroDAO: * If planning to merge into an existing product/brand: Describe the transition with a timeline and explain how this will benefit the NEAR Ecosystem as a whole through; * If planning to continue developing and growing: Describe the details of the go-to-market plan and what would be the business plan for the short/medium/long term. * Detailed overview of the proposed development plan, including timelines and milestones (either of AstroDAO or merged product); * Detailed overview of the proposed development plan to increase on-chain activity metrics such as DAU/WAU/MAU through an increase in overall community engagement through the platform, # of DAOs being launched, average # of transactions per DAO etc. (either of AtroDAO or a merged product). Please feel free to add any other relevant info that can help you stand out in this selection process. #### Evaluation Criteria The NEAR Developer Governance will evaluate proposals based on the following factors: * Overall impact of growing the NEAR ecosystem (Monthly Active DAOs and monthly active accounts); * The suitability of the proposal with respect to the information about your company * The level of your team's expertise * The completeness of the proposed business development plan, including timelines and milestones. #### Submission Guidelines To bid, please submit your proposal as a “solution” reply to this idea by April 10rd, 2023 PST. The NEAR Developer Governance will review the proposals and post an attestation to their chosen team by April 17th, 2023 PST. They may select a runner-up in case the primary bidder does not pass KYC. #### Funding Process The goal of this transition is to pass the AstroDAO into the hands of a for-profit funded actor which will benefit from existing IP and usage, so no grant is expected. #### Contact Information If you have any questions regarding this RFP or the AstroDAO Development Project, please reply to this thread on the Gigs Board. We look forward to reviewing your proposal. Sincerely, NEAR Developer Governance