RFP 2026-01 Financial Auditing Services

This Request for Proposals is issued by the County of Fluvanna, Virginia, seeking qualified independent certified public accountants to perform comprehensive financial and compliance audits for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, with options to renew for four additional one-year periods. The scope of audit services encompasses the County and its component units, including the Fluvanna County School Board, Fork Union Sanitary District, and the Economic Development Authority of Fluvanna County. The successful auditor must deliver an Annual Comprehensive Financial Report to be presented to the County Board of Supervisors at its second regular meeting in December each year and submit required reports to the Auditor of Public Accounts by November 30th. Proposals must be submitted by April 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EST, either electronically through eVA or as hard copies consisting of one original and three copies plus one electronic copy on a USB flash drive. Evaluation will not consider cost in the initial assessment; instead, selection criteria include qualifications and experience of key personnel (20 points), relevant experience with similar projects (30 points), specific plan and methodology (20 points), references from similar projects (20 points), and overall completeness and quality of the proposal (10 points). Qualified proposers must provide detailed qualifications, relevant experience documentation, client references (minimum of four, including all Commonwealth of Virginia clients), resumes of key personnel, firm financials, disclosure of litigation, and descriptions of typical assistance required from County staff, and must carry professional liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 while complying with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, Uniform Guidance, and Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts Specifications.

The RFP does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting the types of organizations eligible to respond, nor does it identify any disadvantaged enterprise or small business preferences. No incumbent vendor or current contractor information is referenced in the procurement documents. The selection process will follow Virginia Code Section 2.2-4302.2(A)(4), requiring individual discussions with at least two fully qualified offerors, followed by ranking of the most meritorious candidates and negotiation beginning with the highest-ranked firm. The County will award the contract to the firm offering the best overall proposal at a price deemed fair and reasonable; however, no specific funding amount or budget range is identified in the RFP, and pricing will be negotiated following the proposal evaluation process. No pre-proposal conference is scheduled for this opportunity.