ERS Governance Specialist Services RFQ

The Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking a governance specialist (Respondent) with experience at an institutional investor to review and provide recommendations to ERS’ Board. Respondent shall provide the level of services required in the RFQ and meet other requirements that are in the best interests of ERS, its members, and the state of Texas (State). Respondent shall be required to execute a contract (Contract) provided by, and satisfactory to, ERS for a period that begins upon execution of the Contract by ERS and is anticipated to extend until the completion of the Scope of Services, subject to the terms of the Contract.   Respondent may but is not required to email contact@example.gov and inform ERS of its intent to submit a response any time before the response deadline stated below.  
Questions will be accepted via contact@example.gov until March 26, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (CT). Answers to questions will be posted to ESBD on the date specified in RFQ Section A.3. ERS will also email the questions and answers document to those Respondents who have either emailed an intent to respond or submitted questions to prior to the deadline in RFQ Section A.3.   To be eligible for consideration, Respondent is required to submit its response in accordance with the instructions set forth in the RFQ. Respondents must meet the Minimum Requirements set forth in Section B of the Respondent Questionnaire (Appendix B). All response materials shall be received by ERS via contact@example.gov no later than April 4, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. CT.   ERS reserves the right to rebid the RFQ if deemed by ERS to be in the best interests of ERS, its members, and/or the State. ERS also reserves the right to reject any response submitted that does not fully comply with the RFQ’s instructions and criteria. ERS is under no legal requirement to execute a Contract on the basis of this notice or upon issuance of the RFQ and will not pay any costs incurred by any Respondent in connection with the preparation of a response. ERS also reserves the right to revise any provisions set forth in the RFQ at any time prior to execution of a Contract where ERS deems it to be in the best interests of ERS, its members, and/or the State.   Any general questions should be sent to ERS’ point of contact, Keara Holm-Nielsen, Procurement Project Manager, via contact@example.gov. ERS’ mailing address is P.O. Box 13207, Austin, Texas 78711-3207.