FY09 Annual Financial Audit Statement

RFP No. SAQMMA08R0247 is further amended to incorporate changes and corrections in sections B, L and M.



Responses to questions due 18 June are hereby attached.



This RFP is extended to 2:00 pm on Tuesday, 15 July 2008.

RFP #SAQMMA08R0247 is hereby amended to extend the due date of this proposal. The new and extended due date is Friday, 11 July 2008 at 2:00 pm EST.

This amendment is revised to update Sections B, C, F, H, L and M. Questions are still due by 2:00pm on 18 June 2008 and proposals are still due at or before 2:00 pm on 1 July 2008.

I.****THIS IS A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE solicitation**** The Office of Acquisition (AQM) in the Department of State on behalf of the Bureau of Administration, Office of Inspector General (OIG/FO) seeks to issue a full and open competitive solicitation to obtain an auditors opinion on the U.S. Department of States (Departments) financial statements for FY 2009. The work under this task will be used to: (1) meet the requirements of the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990, as amended, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin 06-03, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements, as amended, or the most current guidance, (2) provide a basis for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to determine the extent to which it can use the audit work performed under this statement of work in support of GAOs annual audit of the U.S. government-wide financial report of which the Department is a component, (3) assist Department management in assessing the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with laws and regulations, and (4) assist Department and Office of Inspector General (OIG) management in determining the effectiveness of information technology (IT) related internal controls and compliance with the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (FFMIA).



Additional requirements include: evaluating and reporting on internal control and the internal control environment; reviewing the information system control environment; performing tests of appropriate laws and regulations; rendering an opinion on the Departments Closing Package; performing agreed-upon procedures (AUP) for retirement, health, and life insurance withholdings/contributions, and employee headcount information; and performing AUP or other required steps on intra-governmental activities and balances. RFP no. SAQMMA08R0247 references Pre-solicitation notice SAQMMA08R0199a



The Department intends to award a single contract for this support of the Office of the Inspector General. The service provider and any prospective subcontractors will be required to posses a SECRET level facility clearance at the time of award and must be able to obtain individual security clearances at the SECRET level for a specified number of employees; background checks for all employees will be required. Offerors are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Request for Proposal (RFP). All questions concerning the RFP shall be received on or before 2:00 pm EST on Tuesday, June 18, 2008. Please submit questions related to this RFP to Frederick Washington via email. No telephone call questions will be accepted. Proposals are due by 2:00 pm EST on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 to the attention of Frederick Washington. This acquisition is advertised as full and open competition. The National American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541211. The RFP will require the submission of a technical proposal and price proposal. Evaluation and award will be on a best value basis. The solicitation will be issued via FEDBIZOPPS only. NO PAPER COPIES will be mailed. Placement of a fixed price (FP) Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity type contract for a one-year base period, plus four (4) one year options is anticipated. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTORS REGISTRATION (CCR) IN ORDER TO BE ELIBLE FOR AWARD.