Fixed Income Investment Benchmarking Services

The government authority located in Albany, New York is seeking a vendor to provide fixed income investment benchmarking services. The agency requires fixed income index technology that delivers accurate pricing and transparent methodologies to support its investment team. This solution must provide full access to top-level and constituent data, allowing for broad coverage across fixed income sectors and asset classes aligned with various investment mandates and best market practices. The agency needs a benchmark that is market standard while allowing for customization to reflect specific investment objectives, constraints, and liability profiles. The requested solution must support diversification, maximize the investable opportunity set, and remain responsive to evolving market conditions and sources of return. To meet these needs, the technology must offer customization across key corporate credit risk factors, including industry, credit quality, geography, liquidity, and term structure. The scope of work requires providing unrestricted access to the complete fixed income index universe to benchmark exposures and returns, support active portfolio positioning, and enable comprehensive risk and performance measurement. The solution must also provide effective reporting and communication tools. The agency is establishing a contract period of five years for these services. Eligible bidders must be onshore United States organizations. The agency requires the performance of the work to be completed offsite. Bidders must submit proposals digitally via email or online, and the agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget.