SATPC0034558 Tab 10 Vendor Questions.pdf

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CPA firm to conduct independent audit of NASA SSC Exchange and SSC Recreational Association
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This document is a set of vendor questions and customer responses related to RFQ 80NSSC2434558Q for a CPA firm to conduct an independent audit of the NASA SSC Exchange and SSC Recreational Association. The customer provides information about the existing concessionaire agreements, the inventory process, the audit timeline, and indicates that the prior year's audit report and financial information are not publicly available. The vendor asks about deliverables, expertise requirements, audit fees and hours, staffing changes, and page limits, which the customer responds to with varying levels of detail. The associated federal contract opportunity is for a 1-year base period with 4 option years to provide annual financial audits and a compilation of the Recreational Association's financials in accordance with government auditing standards. The audit must be completed by the end of January each year and the awardee is required to be on-site for certain activities.

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Vendor Questions / Customers Response – RFQ 80NSSC2434558Q Vendor question in black / Customer response in red

Vendor Questions 3:

• Can the buyer provide the offeror with any deliverables from the incumbent firm? NA

• What type of concession agreements are in place? The concessionaire agreements vary and cover services such as food trucks, barber shop, restaurant, women’s boutique, banks and other food services.

• Should the offeror need expertise on devaluation of material items due to obsolescence or loss in value? This type of expertise may be necessary over the term of this contract.

• Can the buyer provide the offeror with the previous year’s audit fee and the hours it took to complete the audit? We do not make this information public and do not know how many hours it took to complete the audit.

• Can the buyer advise if there have been changes of staff in the past 2 years? NA

• Can the buyer advise if there is a page limit for the quotation? See the Statement of Work

• Can the buyer advise the offeror if the past two audits were completed on time and under budget? NA

• Can the buyer disclose any significant challenges with audits in years past? NA

Vendor Questions 2:

1) In Section II Requirements 2.-do the NASA employees perform the inventory count and the CPA firm the oversight? Or does the CPA firm auditors complete the inventory count themselves? Exchange employees do conduct an inventory on or prior to the end of the fiscal year, September 30. The CPA firm conducts an independent inventory during the audit.

2) In section II Requirements 3.– is the fieldwork of the audit expected to be performed during the timeframe listed i.e. mid November? Typically, but the timeframe is flexible.

3) What are the annual revenues and expenditures for the Exchange? NA

4) How many employees are there of the Exchange? NA

5) Is there an incumbent for these audit services and if so, who? This is the contract number

80NSSC19P1504.

6) Can we receive a copy of the prior year audit report? NA

7) What is the Government’s anticipated date of award for this effort? A minimum of within a week

Vendor Questions 1:

1. Is this a new requirement? If not, who is the incumbent or please provide the current contract number. Contract number 80NSSC19P1504

2. There are no instructions mentioned in the solicitation regarding the Government’s preferred format, or volumes except Section 5 Evaluation Criteria. What should be included in the proposal response? See the Statement of Work

3. The solicitation was released on the April 2nd, 2024 with questions due on April 4th, 2024 and the proposal due on April 8th, 2024. Will the Government consider an extension given this extremely short window of time? Solicitation is for 5 days.

4. When will the Government post the responses to questions received so that offerors can respond accordingly? Upon receiving questions from vendors.

5. What is the period of performance? The term of this contract is one (1) year with four (4) option years. This is in the statement of work.

6. Does the Government intend to provide a preferred pricing template, or should we create one? No template Are there any instructions for this volume? Review the statement of work

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