Requests for Proposals

IPERS issues Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFIs) to allow various companies and organizations an opportunity to work with IPERS on projects, studies and other initiatives.

Current Requests

We are not seeking any contracts at this time.

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Under Review

We do not have any contracts under review at this time.

Intent to Award Contracts

The Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) announces its intent to award two contracts for the General Legal and/or Investment Legal Counsel Services RFP (#L-2022-1). The award for the general legal counsel services part of the RFP is to Ice Miller, Indianapolis, IN. The award for the investment legal counsel part of the RFP is to Foster Garvey, Seattle, WA. This Notice of Intent to Award is subject to execution of a written contract.

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The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) announces its intent to award the following mandates for the Real Assets Credit search (RFP #I-2022-1):

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Manager	Sub-Strategy	Status*
Heitman CREDIT	Core Real Estate Debt	Allocation
Principal	Specialty Finance	Allocation
Kayne Anderson	Opportunistic Real Estate Debt	Allocation
Oaktree Capital	Opportunistic Real Estate Debt	Allocation
Sound Mark	Opportunistic Real Estate Debt	Bench
Calmwater	Opportunistic Real Estate Debt	Bench
IFM Investors	Infrastructure Debt	Allocation
Oak Street	Leasing Strategies	Allocation
JP Morgan, GTIF	Leasing Strategies	Allocation
Raven Capital Management	Other Real Assets Credit	Allocation

*Manager status is either Allocation or Bench. Allocation status reflects a planned allocation to the selected manager contingent on successful completion of operational due diligence and contract negotiations. Bench status reflects a manager that has been pre-approved for future consideration within a particular sub-strategy.

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The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) announces its intent to award the following mandates for the Absolute Return Strategies search (RFP #I-2022-2):