EBRI - Financial Wellbeing Research Center Partnership
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    Special Notice: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to award a sole source contract to EBRI Education and Research Fund for the Financial Wellbeing Research Center Partnership. This non-profit, non-advocacy platform will allow the CFPB to engage with various entities in advancing mutual understanding of opportunities to support financial well-being in the workplace. The contract will consist of a base period and four one-year option periods, to be procured on a Firm Fixed Price basis. Interested parties capable of fulfilling this requirement are encouraged to submit a statement of capabilities to Contracting Officer Catherine Palmer.

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    Mary C Palmer
    (202) 435-7447
    catherine.palmer@cfpb.gov
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