I just wanted to chime in here and say that I’ve been watching this discussion and I strongly support the initiative by @Immutablelawyer. It is long overdue for DAOs to establish sound procurement policies and frameworks.
It won’t be easy but it’s well worth it. By way of background, here is my own attempt to set out a basic framework for Sushiswap a little while ago that included some key principles required for what are effectively Public Goods procurements.
The timing wasn’t right for Sushiswap to develop the idea much further as the teams were in flux but the principles hold true. Far too many transactions by DAOs are opaque and miss out on the long-recognised benefits of proper tenders and panel agreements.
Sadly, I have yet to see many examples of a DAO using its leverage and buying power to negotiate better terms from service providers but there is no reason a DAO couldn’t do so. And there is very little downside in establishing a committee with experienced procurement specialists to put the framework together and run the procurements.
I do have some concerns about the structure of the committee (mainly the short term limits that will create havoc with any live procurement and long term planning). The budget is also a bit underbaked if the plan is to have the committee execute procurements - these things are labour intensive for both sides of the negotiation. However these are minor quibbles and easily remedied.
I’ve spent decades working on massive tech procurements so it’s great to see this knowledge finally making its way into this industry.
Happy to help in any way.