Addendum__1_RFP_IAO-26-01.pdf

This is an addendum to Request for Proposal (RFP) No. IAO-26-01 issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), Business Services Office. The RFP seeks audit assurance services to ensure that substance abuse recovery programs operated by eight healing arts licensing boards—including the Dental Board of California, Board of Registered Nursing, Physical Therapy Board of California, Physician Assistant Board, Osteopathic Medical Board of California, California State Board of Pharmacy, Veterinary Medical Board of California, and Dental Hygiene Board of California—comply with the Department's Uniform Standards Regarding Substance Abusing Licensees. These standards were established pursuant to Senate Bill 1441 to ensure public safety remains the paramount mission when the boards address licensees with substance abuse or dependency issues. Addendum #1 revises the original RFP by modifying a critical deadline from October 15, 2027 to October 15, 2026, which appears to be the proposal response due date.

The addendum does not provide detailed information regarding pricing terms, set-asides, funding sources, or other salient contract conditions in the excerpt provided. The audit services requirement stems from Uniform Standard 15, which mandates that if the healing arts boards employ private-sector vendors for licensee monitoring services, an external independent audit must be conducted at least once every three years by a qualified, independent reviewer or review team from outside the department with no real or apparent conflict of interest with the monitoring services vendor.