USDA Rural Development Audit Guide Development
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12C0BZ26Q0002
- Agency
- Rural Housing Service Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541219 Other Accounting Services
- PSC
- R704 Support- Management: Auditing
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20250, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Christopher Bany christopher.bany@usda.gov (407) 572-0441
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Rural Development seeks development and piloting of lender review guides for three guaranteed loan programs (RBCS, SFH, and MFH), with quotations due May 22, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 541219 with a $25.0 million size standard.
Place of performance is Washington, DC. The contract structure consists of one eight-month base period (May 15, 2026–January 14, 2027) for RBCS guide development and piloting, followed by two optional eight-month periods for SFH and MFH. Work will be conducted entirely remotely; no travel is anticipated. All personnel handling sensitive and personally identifiable information must obtain USDA credentials and store data on USDA-provided laptops.
Key personnel must hold bachelor's degrees in accounting with Certified Public Accountant credentials and at least five years of attestation experience. The contractor shall conduct a minimum of five lender reviews per program, each examining a minimum of five loan files, and produce individual lender review reports (approximately one per month) plus program-level feedback reports identifying trends and recommendations. Review guides must be based on applicable regulatory requirements, incorporate risk-rating methodologies, and comply with Section 508 accessibility standards via contractor self-certification. This is a new requirement with no incumbent contractor.
Award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer with acceptable or neutral past performance using lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) evaluation criteria. Technical acceptability submissions must not exceed 30 pages in MS Word format, with a two-page limit for past performance documentation. Pricing must be submitted via the Price Workbook with all yellow-highlighted cells completed. Offerors must hold prices firm for 90 calendar days from offer receipt date. Questions closed May 1, 2026. Amendment 0003 incorporated an updated Questions and Answers form as of May 15, 2026.
Notice text
4 versions
Update #4 · Latest ·
The purpose of Amendment 0003 is as follows:
1. Incorporate Question and Answer Form_0003 into the solicitation.
2. All other sections of the RFQ remain unchanged.
~End of Amendment~
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The purpose of Amendement 0002 is as follows:
1. Incorporate Question and Answer form into the solicitation.
2. Provide the revised Attachement 1 - Performance Work Statement with the changes highlighted in yellow.
3. Provide Attachement 2 - Price Workbook.
4. Provide Attachment 3 - QASP.
5. Provide Exhibit A - Past Performance Questionnaire.
6. Provide the revised RFQ Combined Synopsis Solicitation with the changes highlighted in blue font.
7. All other sections of the RFQ remain unchanged.
End of Amendment
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The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the solicitation due date from 5/8/2026 to 5/22/2026 to allow additional time to respond to questions.
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the
format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being
requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12C0BZ26Q0002 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Audit Guide
Development and Pilot for Lenders participating in Rural Development Guaranteed Loan Programs.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry
Classification Standard Code is 541219 The small business size standard is $25.0 M This
acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation
which will be considered by the agency.
Update #3 ·
The purpose of Amendement 0002 is as follows:
1. Incorporate Question and Answer form into the solicitation.
2. Provide the revised Attachement 1 - Performance Work Statement with the changes highlighted in yellow.
3. Provide Attachement 2 - Price Workbook.
4. Provide Attachment 3 - QASP.
5. Provide Exhibit A - Past Performance Questionnaire.
6. Provide the revised RFQ Combined Synopsis Solicitation with the changes highlighted in blue font.
7. All other sections of the RFQ remain unchanged.
End of Amendment
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The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the solicitation due date from 5/8/2026 to 5/22/2026 to allow additional time to respond to questions.
-------------------------------------------------------
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the
format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being
requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12C0BZ26Q0002 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Audit Guide
Development and Pilot for Lenders participating in Rural Development Guaranteed Loan Programs.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry
Classification Standard Code is 541219 The small business size standard is $25.0 M This
acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation
which will be considered by the agency.
Update #2 ·
The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to extend the solicitation due date from 5/8/2026 to 5/22/2026 to allow additional time to respond to questions.
-------------------------------------------------------
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the
format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being
requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12C0BZ26Q0002 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Audit Guide
Development and Pilot for Lenders participating in Rural Development Guaranteed Loan Programs.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry
Classification Standard Code is 541219 The small business size standard is $25.0 M This
acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation
which will be considered by the agency.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the
format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being
requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 12C0BZ26Q0002 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Audit Guide
Development and Pilot for Lenders participating in Rural Development Guaranteed Loan Programs.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. The applicable North American Industry
Classification Standard Code is 541219 The small business size standard is $25.0 M This
acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation
which will be considered by the agency.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 12C0BZ26Q0002_0003.pdf | ||
| Question and Answer Form_0003.pdf | ||
| Combined Synopsis_Solicitation_SAM posting_0002.pdf | ||
| Attachment 3 - QASP_0002.docx | DOCX document | |
| Question and Answer Form_0002.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2- Price Workbook_0002.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 12C0BZ26Q0002_0002.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement_0002.pdf | ||
| Exhibit A-Past Performance Questionaire_0002.docx | DOCX document | |
| 12C0BZ26Q0002_0001.pdf | ||
| 12C0BZ26Q0002_Audit Review_RFQ.pdf |
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