The System is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purpose of soliciting qualified firms to provide global master custody services for the investments. The System invests in a pooled environment with daily accounting and unitization. Global custody services would include settlement, safekeeping, delivery, investment accounting (acting as book of records), income collection, securities valuation, daily investment performance reporting, compliance reporting, short-term cash investments, and other services in connection with these investments.