requirements. Then it will want to determine, based on the services that would be provided by the service provider, which requirements apply. This work will likely be conducted during the request for proposal (RFP) process and can be built into the RFP documents requiring service providers to respond to the due diligence. The plan fiduciary may want to include some of the service provider’s representations, made during due diligence, into the binding contract terms. There are many subject areas to explore during the due diligence phase. For example: