Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) Union Employees’ Pension Plan is seeking proposals from qualified firms to perform actuarial services in accordance with the requirements and provisions stated herein. B. The KCATA is a corporate body and political subdivision of the states of Missouri and Kansas. Therefore, the KCATA’s Union Employees’ Pension Plan is a governmental plan as defined in §3(32) of ERISA. It is the Authority’s intent to follow ERISA guidelines for Plan administration. The plan is a defined benefit plan with only employer contributions. C. United Missouri Bank is the Trustee of the Plan and therefore administers all receipts, disbursements, and investments of the plan.