Audit Readiness Support Services
Forecast Recompete Updated
- Agency
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $5,000,000 to $10,000,000
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Washington D.C, DC
- Forecast number
- F2026074422
- Points of contact
Forecast details come from DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is recompeting a Total Small Business contract for Audit Readiness Support Services estimated to release on November 30, 2026, with award targeted for February 1, 2027. The contractor will support ICE's Office of Assurance and Compliance in managing corrective actions and remediation activities stemming from internal and external audit findings, including DHS consolidated annual financial statement audits, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR), Internal Controls over Operations (ICOOP), OIG, and GAO assessments. Key contract functions include root cause analysis, Mission Action Plan (MAP) development and execution, monitoring of implementation, validation of remediation deliverables, risk register development, and reporting on corrective action status in coordination with the Government Program Manager and Contracting Officer's Representative.
The estimated award value ranges from $5 million to $10 million under a Firm Fixed Price contract vehicle (OASIS+), with performance scheduled from February 1, 2027, through January 31, 2032, in Washington, DC. The contractor must demonstrate expertise in internal controls design, financial reporting systems, and compliance with FASAB, NIST, and DHS/ICE policies, and will leverage automated communication tools and existing resource guidance such as the DHS Audit Playbook. Daniel Beery (daniel.beery@ice.dhs.gov, 202-843-3443) at ICE's Business Management Office serves as the requirements contact; Samuel L. Thompson (202-329-0703) is the Small Business Specialist coordinator.
Forecast text
The Office of Assurance and Compliance (OAC) is responsible for overseeing the Agency’s audit readiness (remediation) activities for findings from internal and external assessments. These include the DHS consolidated annual financial statement audit, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) and Internal Controls over Operations (ICOOP), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The audit readiness (remediation) support shall assist with the management of ICE’s corrective actions, consisting of Mission Action Plans (MAPs). Efforts include thorough review of the condition, finding or gap, root cause analyses, summarization of the cause and potential recommendations for the program office or system owner; assistance in development of the MAP or critical review of the MAP; development of requirements, tools, policies and charters; and monitoring the day-to-day operations of the implementation of the MAPs. To ensure corrective actions are properly completed, the Contractor must perform extensive reviews of deliverables to analyze the design and efficacy of process controls and effective implementation. The Contractor shall provide technical knowledge and recommendations based on technical expertise, industry best practices and overarching guidance to include DHS and ICE policies, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines, Information Technology systems audit standards, and other regulations. The Contractor shall review remediation deliverables for efficiency of process control design, relevance, and sufficiency; and assist with the MAP close out process. Expertise for designing proper internal controls and demonstration of innovation in resolving complex financial reporting and financial system controls is critical. The audit remediation support team shall leverage the full capabilities of automated communication tools, such as SharePoint and existing resource guidance, such as the DHS Audit Playbook to make improvements to the various processes to capitalize on efficiencies in completing the tasks and continue to comply with agency and Department guidance. Audit Readiness (Remediation) Support functions include the following:
1) Develop strategy for reporting on the status of MAPs, OAC deliverables and executive reports in coordination with the Government Program Manager and COR.
2) Root Cause Analysis
3) Prioritization of Remediation Efforts
4) Key Requirements Form (KRF) Development
5) Mission Action Plan (MAP) Development
6) MAP Execution and Monitoring
7) Validation
8) Develop Risk Register
9) Reporting
10) Provide surge support to compile and submit audit support documentation as necessary
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