R -- PENSION BENEFIT PLAN, DELTA AIR LINES TRANSITION

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to make a Sole Source Award to Delta Air Lines, Incorporated, Benefits and Retirement Planning, Dept 842, Post Office Box 20706, Atlanta, GA 30320-6001 for six months with one six month option period. This Sole Source procurement is under 41U.S.C. 235(c)(1), and in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(d)(1)(2). The NAICS code is 524292. The contract shall provide for consultant services for pension benefit plans and actuary services to PBGC for data development and administration services relative to the Delta Pilots Retirement Plan and shall include participants employment status (service dates and earning information) up to Date of Plan Termination (DOPT); September 2, 2006, Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) information and documents of all active participants, alternate payees, other participant and special interest as needed; actuarial consultant services to include explanation of benefit calculation methods, coding methods, offset calculations, plan provisions, interpretation of plan practice, and historical scheduled reports as needed; information and documents related to the Pre-1996 Plan Documents; data related to the Pre-Survivor Benefit Coverage (PRSBC) and Supplement Pre-Survivor Benefit Coverage (SPRSBC); access to storage of historical participant data and plan documents stored at Iron Mountain Storage; ad hoc management reports as necessary, and other pension benefit/actuary miscellaneous activities as requested to assist in the Delta Pilots Retirement Plan transition. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. An interested party may e-mail a written capability statement with sufficient experience and qualifications for these required services, and shall not exceed 3 pages in length. The Procurement Department (PD) at PBGC must receive capability statements no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), November 20, 2007, and shall be emailed to [email protected] and [email protected].