Request for Information (RFI) – Audit Remediation Services

The Defense Intelligence Agency, through the Virginia Contracting Activity, is conducting market research via Request for Information (RFI) for financial audit remediation services, with capability responses due October 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. This is a sources-sought notice for preliminary planning and does not constitute a binding solicitation; the government will not accept unsolicited proposals and submission is voluntary.

Work is performed on-site at DIA Headquarters, 200 MacDill Boulevard, Washington, DC 20340-5100. All personnel must hold Top Secret facility security clearances and TS/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearances, complete counterintelligence polygraphs, and be U.S. citizens. Core duty hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, with flexible scheduling subject to Contracting Officer's Representative approval.

The contractor shall remediate 80 auditor-identified Notices of Findings and Recommendations spanning eight categories: Control Deficiencies (8), Material Weakness in Property, Plant, and Equipment accounting (44), Material Weakness in expense and accounts payable monitoring (3), Material Weakness in third-party service provider oversight (11), and Significant Deficiencies in budget execution, data quality, financial IT, and internal controls (14). Deliverables include NFR inventory maintenance, root cause analysis within ten business days, Corrective Action Plans within five business days with milestone timelines not exceeding 90 days for standard findings and 150 days for complex findings, biweekly progress reports, quarterly Program Management Reviews, and sustainment control matrix support.

The contract period consists of one 12-month base period and four optional 12-month extensions. Key personnel include an Audit Remediation Technical Lead (minimum seven years federal financial statement audit experience, CPA or CGFM credential) and an Asset Management Lead (minimum five years federal asset accounting experience, CPA or CGFM preferred). Both require government approval prior to performance start and cannot be replaced without prior approval except under circumstances beyond the contractor's control.

Responses limited to 20 pages (excluding attachments) should address corporate capability with minimum three recent comparable federal agency audit examples, technical approach, staffing and clearance strategies, transition plans, performance standards, risks, facility clearance status, and organizational size classification. Small and large businesses are encouraged to respond. Submit responses via email to Dasol Robinson (dasol.robinson@dodiis.mil) and Shanika Richardson (shanika.richardson@dodiis.mil).