Audit Services

Alamance Community College (ACC), a public two-year institution in North Carolina serving approximately 15,000 students annually, is soliciting audit services for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The procurement requires an independent audit of ACC's financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Deliverables include comprehensive audit planning, control testing, final fieldwork conducted on-site at mutually agreed-upon times, and a complete audit report due by December 4, 2026, with itemized audit hours and total costs in a specified format. The audit report must be submitted electronically to both the Office of the State Auditor and Office of State Controller to support ACC's required submissions to the North Carolina Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (due late August) and the Office of the State Auditor (due by September 30). Technical proposals are due March 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET, while cost proposals are due March 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET, with both openings conducted publicly via Zoom. Qualified vendors must be registered as North Carolina vendors in good standing and submit complete proposals electronically through the eVP (Electronic Vendor Portal). Evaluation will follow a best-value methodology considering technical merit, vendor experience, customer references (minimum three required), financial stability, and cost, with required attendance at Budget and Finance Committee and Board of Trustees meetings plus participation in monthly business review meetings.

Vendors must register as North Carolina vendors in good standing and complete multiple required attachments including HUB Supplemental Vendor Information, Customer Reference Forms, Location of Workers Utilized, Certification of Financial Condition, and background check disclosures addressing criminal convictions, regulatory sanctions, civil litigation, and pending investigations. The contract will have an initial one-year term beginning July 1, 2026, or upon final contract execution (whichever is later), with ACC holding the option to renew for up to two additional one-year terms, providing potential contract value spanning three years. Vendors must submit a maximum not-to-exceed amount for the total contract term along with detailed itemization of all audit-related costs as part of the cost proposal, which shall constitute the total cost for complete audit performance. Contract award is anticipated July 1, 2026, or upon approval by the Office of the State Auditor, whichever is later. No specific budget range or incumbent vendor information was disclosed in the RFP documentation provided.