Request for Proposals and Information - 2005

Issued	Deadline	Title
07/12/05	09/14/05	Request for Proposal: Integrated Pension Administration Solution for Vermont Retirement Systems The objective of this RFP document is to solicit proposals from public retirement system implementation vendors for a new, integrated pension administration solution. Specifically, vendors are to propose a solution consisting of the implementation of a fully integrated retirement system and customizations to that system to meet the mandatory requirements of VRS. The contract to be awarded, as a result of this solicitation, will be for the following solution components: hardware, commodity software, line-of-business (LOB) application software, documentation, testing, implementation, integration, training, warranty, and support. RFP Addendum of 7/27/2005 RFP Addendum of 8/29/2005 RFP Addendum of 9/07/2005
06/07/05	07/29/05	Request for Proposal: Provide Securities Litigation Monitoring and Evaluation Services On behalf of the Vermont State Treasurer's Office and Trustees of the Vermont State Retirement Systems, the Attorney General of Vermont is soliciting proposals from outside legal counsel with significant experience and expertise in evaluating, monitoring and/or carrying out securities class action litigation. In view of events over the past several years, the State Treasurer's Office and Trustees of the Retirement Systems seek to monitor and potentially participate in securities class actions and other litigation when appropriate to safeguard the interests of the Retirement Systems.
04/04/05	05/02/05	Request for Proposal: §457 Deferred Compensation Plan Auditing Services The Vermont State Employees' Retirement System (VSERS) Board of Trustees is seeking the services of a Certified Public Accounting firm to conduct agreed upon procedures of the record keeper/TPA for their IRC §457 Deferred Compensation Plan, at the home office located in Greenwood Village, CO. In addition, a full-scope audit of the financial statements for the Plan as of 6/30/05 is also required. Questions and Answers
03/24/05	04/20/05	Request for Proposal: Vermont Retirement Systems' Actuarial Services The Office of the State Treasurer and the Boards of Trustees of the Vermont State Employees' Retirement System, Vermont State Teachers' Retirement System and Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System are seeking proposals from qualified actuaries to provide a full range of actuarial services to the three retirement systems. RFP Addendum of 3/28/2005 Questions and Answers
03/21/05	04/22/05	Third-Party Administration for State of Vermont Retirement Single Deposit Investment Account The Office of the Vermont State Treasurer is requesting proposals for third-party administration services for the Single Deposit Investment Account. Questions and Answers
02/18/05	03/02/05	Request for Proposal: Senior Managing Underwriter The Office of the State Treasurer, State of Vermont is requesting proposals from a select number of underwriting firms for the purpose of selecting a senior managing underwriter for the offering of General Obligation Vermont Citizen Bonds and a possible general obligation bond refunding issue.
02/15/05	03/22/05	Request for Proposal: Retirement Backfile Conversion Services and Interim Imaging System RFP: Word Version Questions and Answers as of March 10 Bidders' Conference Agenda Office of the State Treasurer Confidentiality Statement The Retirement Division of the Vermont Office of the State Treasurer is seeking qualified bids from an imaging backfile conversion service provider. Qualified bidders must provide services in the areas of: backfile conversion and on-site interim imaging system with scanning, indexing, storage, retrieval, and microfilm backup of images for approximately 1.8 million documents until a new line-of-business (LOB) pension solution can be implemented; and develop documented processes and procedures to guide the implementation and execution both during the backfile and day-forward phases.
01/04/05	01/13/05	Request for Proposal: International Equity Search The Vermont State Teachers' Retirement System is soliciting proposals to manage a Large Cap International Equity mandate for the System's $1.2 billion, defined benefit pension fund.