Treasury's enterprise human resources (HR connect) ssae 18

THIS IS NEITHER A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) NOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).  DO NOT SUBMIT PRICING OR PRICE-RELATED INFORMATION.  THIS REQUEST IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

The Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General (TOIG) is conducting Market Research in search of 8(a) companies that have the capability to perform Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE 18) (Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization) examinations of the Department of the Treasury, Enterprise Business Solutions' (EBS) HR Connect; Treasury's Enterprise Human Resources System.

OMB Bulletin No. 19-03, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements, as amended, requires auditors of service organizations to utilize, as necessary, the service organization’s auditors’ report (SSAE 18 report) on the services provided to the user organization. Service organizations must either provide its user organizations with an audit report on whether (1) internal controls were designed properly to achieve specified objectives and placed into operation as of a specified date, and (2) the controls that were tested were operating effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the related control objectives were met during the period specified or allow user auditors to perform appropriate tests of controls at the service organization.

In addition, OMB Circular A-123, Management’s Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control, Appendix A, Internal Control over Reporting, includes guidance for evaluating controls of cross-servicing providers and service organizations by obtaining a service auditor’s report on controls placed in operation and tests of operating effectiveness.

In response to this Sources Sought, interested parties must provide a capability statement, line card, brochure, catalog or other information which identifies their capabilities and services provided to the general public void of any pricing or price-related information.  Any submitted information that contains price-related information will be discarded.

Responses to this Sources Sought must be sent by the due date and time via email to Pamela Robinson at robinsonp@oig.treas.gov.  Interested parties should also provide their Point of Contact information as well as their applicable Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), Best-In-Class (BIC) contract, Government-wide acquisition contract and multi-agency contract information.

THIS IS NEITHER A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) NOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).  DO NOT SUBMIT PRICING OR PRICE-RELATED INFORMATION.  THIS REQUEST IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.