NIGP 91804: Accounting/Auditing/Budget Consulting

NIGP 91804 Accounting/Auditing/Budget Consulting, an Item code, encompasses outsourced accounting services, financial audits, internal audits, forensic audits, compliance reviews, and grant-related consulting that state and local governments procure to support financial management, regulatory compliance, and governance oversight. State and local issuing bodies—counties, cities, transit authorities, housing authorities, school districts, water systems, workforce boards, and specialized agencies—are actively soliciting under this code for full-cycle accounting services, annual financial statement audits, single audits, internal control assessments, construction audits, sales tax recovery services, and federal grant compliance monitoring. Recent representative solicitations include El Pueblo Housing Development (Tucson), which issued RFP 270105 for full-service accounting and financial management services with a response date of July 31, 2026, and the Orange County Transportation Authority, which issued RFP 250352 for sales tax audit and recovery services due July 14, 2026, both structured around fixed or hourly-rate pricing tied to performance deliverables and compliance outcomes. Activity spans multiple states with notable concentration in California, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Washington, Florida, Colorado, and Virginia; recent opportunities also appear in Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, and other jurisdictions. County governments and municipal housing authorities represent frequent repeat buyers, along with state departments, public charter school boards, workforce development boards, transit authorities, and regional water systems.

Geographic activity is distributed across urban and mid-sized jurisdictions nationwide. Issuing bodies requiring audit services—such as Clayton County (Georgia), Jefferson County (Texas), Beaufort County (South Carolina), and the City of Tolleson (Arizona)—dominate the volume; specialized procurement verticals include construction audits (Texas Facilities Commission), Medicaid/healthcare compliance (Nevada Health Authority, DeKalb Public Health), PREA audits (Washington State Department of Corrections), and internal controls and forensic reviews (City of McDonough, City of Savannah, City of Hampton). Contract terms typically run one to three years with optional renewals; compensation structures vary widely between fixed fees, hourly rates, tiered recovery percentages, and time-and-materials engagements. Insurance minimums across recent solicitations cluster around $1 million per occurrence for professional liability and commercial general liability. Minimum qualifications consistently require CPA licensure, relevant government or nonprofit accounting experience, and compliance with applicable auditing standards (GAAS, GAGAS, GASB, or OMB Uniform Guidance). Responsiveness to grant compliance, HUD requirements, and ARPA/federal funding mandates appears frequently in scopes, particularly for housing, workforce, and healthcare entities.