RFI-Sources_Sought_1.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER

Washington, DC 20240

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, CAPABILITIES, & SOURCES SOUGHT

Issue Date: July 28, 2025

Response Due Date: August 4, 2025, by 5:00 pm Eastern Time

Issued by: This Request for Information (RFI) is being issued by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC) for the DOI Bureau of Trust Funds Administration

(BTFA).

RFI Purpose: This RFI is a market survey to help identify potential companies, including Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEEs) and Indian Economic Enterprises (IEEs), who have the capability to provide the services described in draft Statement of Work (SOW).

The RFI is for planning purposes only and is being used as a market research tool in accordance with FAR 10.002(b). This is NOT a solicitation. Proposals or quotes will not be accepted for this document.

All potential companies, including ISBEE or IEE sources, with the capability to provide the requirements referenced in the attached draft SOW, are invited to submit their capabilities statement along with their responses. IBC will create an interested parties list for this project.

The Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for any information received from potential sources. Only electronic mail will be acceptable for submissions. No feedback or evaluations will be provided regarding any submission.

Responses:

All respondents should provide a cover page that details the following information:

• Business name, address, phone & email of individual for follow-up inquiries.

o Indicate if you wish to be placed on the Interested Parties List.

o UEI number or CAGE code o Your service NAICS classification(s) o ISBEE or IEE desgination o GSA Schedule Number (if available)

Please provide the following information in response to this RFI/Sources Sought:

• Capability statement of the company. The Statement should address the following:

United States Department of the Interior

INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER

Washington, DC 20240 o Vendor’s capability as it relates to the requirement referenced herein;

o Description of recent and relevant experience, specifically:

Experience conducting audits in accordance with the Government Accountability Office (GAO’s) Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS)

Experience conducting audits involving complex trust systems and electronic data processing systems for fiduciary trust activities?

Experience conducting audits affected by tribal laws and regulations?

Qualifications to satisfy Buy Indian Act (25 United States Code (U.S.C.)

47) requirements o Verification of ability to perform the audit in compliance with the contractor system security requirements, either within your own FedRAMP-authorized environment, with Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), or with some combination of each o Additionally, applicable information as it pertains to this announcement that could assist the Government in determining the contractor’s capabilities as it relates to the requirement referenced herein

• Comments on the attached requirement document.

o What additional information should the Government consider providing for this project o Do you recommend a change in the deliverables o Other recommendations and SOW comments the Government should consider.

Please provide responses to the questions within this RFI in MS Word as editable text.

Supporting documents may be provided if they are in MS Word or Adobe PDF formats. There are no page limits.

E-mail: Send your responses directly to Jason Nuckols at Jason_Nuckols@ibc.doi.gov.

Questions submitted by a method other than electronic mail will not be accepted or answered.

Ensure that your e-mail response has “RFI for Professional Accounting and Auditing Services for BTFA”.