The Board of Trustees of the Endowment Fund (hereinafter referred to as Board) is requesting bid proposals for the provision of services for fixed income investment management of a portion of the niversity Endowment Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Fund) over a three year period beginning October 1, 2009 to August 31, 2012 and thereafter may be extended at the option of the Board on a year-to-year-basis, not to exceed a combined total of five (5) years.