Public Pension RFP Roundup: Q1 2026
NCPERS regularly highlights the latest RFPs and RFIs in the public pension industry on behalf of its members. Find our latest roundup of job listings, hiring, and retirement announcements here. If your organization has an RFP/RFI for inclusion, please submit all relevant information to membership@ncpers.org for consideration.
Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA)
Actuarial Auditing Services
Colorado PERA is seeking responses from firms interested in providing actuarial auditing services during 2026 for PERA's defined benefit pension and health care benefit plans.
Responses to this RFP should be submitted in electronic format. All questions or inquiries on the RFP itself or on any other aspect of this opportunity should be directed to Koren Holden, System Actuary.
The deadline for submissions is February 6, 2026 at noon MT.
Follow this link for more details.
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Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Diversified Core Infrastructure Equity Fund Search
The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (“IMRF”) is requesting proposals from open-ended diversified core and core plus infrastructure equity funds. Only open-ended vehicles will be considered. Closed-end funds, Fund-of-funds or Funds submitted by a Placement Agent will not be considered. IMRF intends to allocate at least $200 million to core and/or core plus infrastructure equity funds. Multiple managers will be considered.
The RFP is available in the Business Opportunities section of the Investments tab on the IMRF website at www.imrf.org.
Deadline for proposals: Monday, February 9, 2026.
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Public School Retirement System of the School District of Kansas City, Missouri (KCPSRS)
Strategic Planning Consultant
KCPSRS seeks proposals from qualified Firms to serve as a Strategic Planning Consultant as indicated in this Request for Proposal. The successful bidder will submit a proposal responsive to the attached Project Description and Scope of work. This includes a cost proposal for each identified deliverable and total project.
Each proposal is to be submitted via email, in pdf format, to Executive Director, Dr. Jason Steliga, kcpsrs@kcpsrs.org with the subject line: Proposal for KCPSRS Strategic Planning Consultants. Proposals received after the designated date and time will not be considered. All questions should be submitted, via email, to Dr. Jason Steliga, Executive Director, of KCPSRS.
Questions are due February 11, 2026.
Proposals due by 4:30 p.m., CST, Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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Employees' Retirement System of the City of Baltimore
Pension Administration System
The Employees' Retirement System of the City of Baltimore is seeking to obtain competitive proposals from qualified vendors to provide a Pension Administration System (PAS). The RFP will be released on 1/20/26 and will be available at www.bcers.org under Announcements.
Deadline for submission of questions is 2/9/26.
Deadline for Submission of Proposals is 3/6/26.
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Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
Consultant Services for the Modernization of its Pension Administration System (PAS) Project
The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS or OPERS) is undertaking a modernization of its Pension Administration System (PAS) to better serve its members and employers. The current PAS (known as the Oregon Retirement Information Online Network ORION) is a legacy platform that supports over 422,000 members (active, retired, and deferred) across multiple retirement plans. In order to successfully replace the ORION system with a comprehensive, modern solution, PERS intends to engage an Offeror with specialized expertise in public-sector pension administration procurements. The successful Offeror will provide end-to-end consulting support to develop a thorough Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new PAS and guide PERS through the vendor selection process.
Follow this link for more details and how to submit your proposal.
The RFP solicitation number in OregonBuys is: S-DASOBO-00015901.
Proposals are due by 2:00 PM (PT) March 5, 2026.
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State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS)
Public Equity Strategies (Emerging Managers)
The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is requesting proposals from qualified investment management firms for public, Emerging Manager (AUM under $10 billion) Equity products. SURS will consider strategies focused in the sub-asset classes of Global Small Cap, Global Growth, ACWI ex-US Core, and Emerging markets. SURS will not consider micro-cap, SMID-cap, hedged funds, or strategies that short equities. Manager of Managers programs will also be considered.
Proposals are due by 4:30 p.m. CT on March 10, 2026.
Follow this link for more details.
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