RFP MANAGEMENT

Provider searches, run end to end for your committee.

We run the search and document how the decision was made. A search is a market check, not a commitment to switch.

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THE PROBLEM

A search is only as fair as its process.

Without criteria set in advance and fees compared on one basis, an evaluation can drift toward whichever presentation was most polished, and the reasoning is hard to show later.

WHAT PERSEPTIV DOES

Nine steps, from rationale to transition.

01

Goal scoring

Each committee member votes on RFP goals and priorities, ensuring full alignment.

02

Weighted criteria

Agree on what matters and how much, before seeing any proposals.

03

Plan data

Gather assets, participants, services, fees and payroll setup once, for every candidate.

04

RFP issued

Every provider receives the same question set, timeline, and responds through the system to ensure consistency and objectivity.

05

Fee comparison

Total cost from each provider, converted to one basis so it can be compared like for like.

06

Comparative analysis & finalist selection

Committee members review comparative analysis, select finalists and Perseptiv coordinates finals meetings.

07

Finalist presentations & committee scoring

After each finals presentation, committee members score finalists separately, and decide on a winner.

08

Documented selection

Criteria, weights, scores, reasons and votes recorded with the decision.

09

Transition planning

Timeline, any blackout period and participant communications set before signing.

WHAT YOUR COMMITTEE RECEIVES

A comparable search and a documented decision.

Every search ends with a decision your committee can explain, whichever way it goes.

  • Criteria and weights agreed in advance
  • Proposals and fees compared like for like
  • Committee scores, averaged and discussed
  • A documented selection, filed in your record
  • One search a year, rotating across your advisor, recordkeeper and auditor
Recordkeeper RFP · Committee scoring
Demo Co. 401(k) Plan · 3 finalists
Sample data
CRITERIA
PROVIDER A
PROVIDER B
PROVIDER C
Service model
4.2
3.8
4.5
Technology
4.0
4.4
4.1
Participant experience
3.9
4.1
4.6
Fee ($/participant)
$58
$49
$52
Weighted score
4.0
4.1
4.4
Averaged across 5 committee membersProvider C to finalist meeting
WHO DOES WHAT

Your committee decides. Perseptiv runs the process.

Your committee

Makes every decision
  • Agrees on criteria and weights
  • Scores each provider independently
  • Hears finalists and selects a provider

Perseptiv

Runs the process and keeps the record
  • Writes and issues the RFP
  • Gathers and normalizes proposals and fees
  • Coordinates finalist meetings and references
  • Documents the decision and plans the transition
EXAMPLE

When committees bring us in.

01

Reviewing a recordkeeper

Run an RFP to compare your current provider against the market.

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RFPS

Running a recordkeeper search, step by step

From setting criteria to documenting the decision: how a committee runs a fair, comparable search.

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