plan sponsor resource Request for Proposal (RFP) Retirement Plan Advisor Search

This template advisor search RFP questionnaire is designed to help 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plan sponsors select a professional retirement plan advisor. It can also be used to perform due diligence on a current advisor.

If you're unsure of what questions to ask when conducting an advisor search, this template provides questions that cover:

• Basic company information
• Service team
• Investment-related services
• Provider/vendor-related services
• Administrative support services
• Investment Committee support services
• Fiduciary status and compliance 
• Additional information, including DEI initiatives
• Fee information

We provide this template in a Microsoft Word document so that it can be customized to remove or add questions specific to your unique organizational needs.