The Board is authorized to contract for the necessary goods and consolidated billing, accounting, and other services provided with a deferred compensation plan and to periodically conduct a compliance review of the third-party administrator (“TPA”). The Employees Retirement System of Texas (“ERS”) is issuing a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for qualified auditing firms to Conduct a Compliance Review of the TPA of the Deferred Compensation Texa$aver Program (“Program”), with an initial term beginning September 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016.