RFQ Southeastern Power Federal Financial Audit FY26

The Department of Energy, Southeastern Power Administration, seeks a financial audit firm to audit the Southeastern Federal Power Program combined financial statements for fiscal year 2026, with quotations due September 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM EDT and questions due August 21 at 3:00 PM EDT. The procurement will award one Firm Fixed Price Task Order via GSA Schedule contract under category 541211 (Offices of Certified Public Accountants), with no set-aside applied.

Place of performance includes Southeastern's office in Elberton, Georgia, and subordinate Corps District Offices in Savannah, Georgia; Mobile, Alabama; Nashville, Tennessee; and Wilmington, North Carolina. The contract covers a one-year base period and four one-year option periods.

Key personnel must be CPAs meeting GAGAS (Yellow Book) continuing education requirements. The Managing Director requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration and a minimum of ten years' management experience supervising large audits; the Concurring Review Partner requires a Bachelor's degree and at least five years' management experience in quality control for large financial audits; and the Senior Manager requires a Bachelor's or advanced degree in an appropriate technical field and at least five years' management experience supervising data processing controls and computer-assisted analysis. Non-key personnel must hold a four-year degree in Accounting or Business Administration with current GAGAS continuing education. Letters of commitment are mandatory for all key personnel.

The audit must comply with GAAS, GAGAS, OMB Bulletin 21-4, FERC accounting requirements, and DOE guidance. Deliverables include opinions on combined financial statements, a special-purpose opinion on federal-basis statements per FASAB standards and OMB Circular A-136, internal control and compliance reports, a management letter, and verification of Southeastern's Federal Agencies Centralized Trial Balance System submission. Draft special-purpose opinion is due October 27, 2026; draft combined audit report by January 31, 2027; and final reports by February 13, 2027.

Evaluation ranks Technical Approach and Staffing/Key Personnel equally as most important; Corporate Experience third; and Past Performance fourth. All technical criteria combined significantly outweigh Price. Quoters must reserve a minimum of 10% of yearly contract value for small business participation. Corporate experience examples must demonstrate minimum $500,000 financial statement audits from the past three years. Past Performance Questionnaires from up to three prior clients must be submitted directly to the Contracting Officer by September 1, 2026. Technical proposals are limited to 50 pages excluding resumes and letters of commitment. Quotations remain valid for 60 calendar days from the due date. On-site personnel must be U.S. citizens with REAL ID Act-compliant identification; non-citizen personnel require 60 days' advance notice and DOE Headquarters approval. All contractor IT equipment must have current software updates and active firewall and antivirus protection. Payment is via ACH; contractors must submit completed SF 3881 forms prior to payment processing. Contractors must disclose organizational conflicts of interest per DEAR 952.209-8 and 952.209-72. Expected award date is September 30, 2026. Contractors must be registered in SAM.gov with a Unique Entity ID at time of award.