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B -- STUDIES PERTAINING TO PENSION PLANS SOL RFP L/A 95-09 POC Leonard L. Bednar, Contract Negotiator, (202) 219-6445 Phyllis R. McMeekin, Contracting Officer, (202) 219-6445. Offerors will be able to submit proposals on one or more of the following topics: (1) Effects of Pensions and Health Benefits on Wealth and Income Distributions, (2) How are Participants Investing the Assets in Participant-Directed Individual Account Pension Plans?, (3) How well are 401(k) plans Serving the needs of Participants and Beneficiaries?, (4) What is the Rank Ordering of Benefit Preferences of Workers and Employers?, and (5) How Large are Pension Benefit Losses Due to Job Change and Unemployment of Participants in Multiemployer Plans? Multiple awards are anticipated. The period of performance is anticipated to be one year. Proposals are anticipated to be due fifty days after the date of issuance of the solicitation (RFP L/A 95-09). The Department will consider requests from all responsible sources, but only written requests for the solicitation will be honored. (0087)

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