The Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) is issuing this Request for Information to determine market availability of services to effectively and efficiently maintain current member address information and to provide professional research and investigative services to identify and locate persons who (1) are owners of abandoned WRS accounts, (2) are survivors or beneficiaries entitled to benefit payments, (3) are WRS members subject to minimum distribution requirements, and (4) are WRS members for whom the department does not have valid contact information.

Please see the instructions on responding to this RFI within the document linked below (ETI0002 Request for Information 08-17-2018).

Responses to this RFI will be reviewed and may be used to further develop, change, alter or delete specifications, terms or conditions within the RFP. Providing a response to this RFI is not a prerequisite to submitting a proposal should ETF offer such an opportunity in the future. The contents of responses to this RFI will not be considered in the review or evaluation of future bids or proposals.

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes, and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Responses to this RFI are not an offer and cannot be accepted by ETF to form a binding contract. ETF is not liable for any cost incurred by the vendor in responding to this RFI.

This RFI is authorized under Chapter 40 of the Wisconsin State Statutes.

Any news releases or release of broadcast e-mails pertaining to this RFI shall not be made without the prior written approval of the State of Wisconsin or ETF.

The deadline for receipt of a response for this RFI is Wednesday, September 12, 2018 by 2:00 PM CDT. Late submissions will not be accepted. Questions may be submitted as indicated in the RFI via email to ETFSMBProcurement@etf.wi.gov.