A large and potentially lucrative “request for proposal” issued several months ago that requires outside vendors to aid the Federal Housing Finance Agency in carrying out its “Strategic Plan” for taking the GSEs to the next stage in their evolution has yet to be awarded. According to a copy of the RFP obtained by Inside The GSEs, work on the contract was slated to start January 28. Potentially, the contract runs through January 2018. A spokeswoman for the agency said FHFA is “still in the process of evaluating” the situation.