RFP - Professional Auditing Services

Queen Anne's County Department of Budget & Finance is requesting proposals from a Certified Public Accounting firm to perform financial audits for fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, 2027, and 2028, with proposals due February 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST and anticipated award on April 15, 2026. The awardee must be Maryland-licensed and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

The scope includes financial audits conducted under U.S. generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards; compliance audits for federal grant funds; preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) to GASB standards; Single Audit reports under OMB Circular A-133; and supplemental reports including the Uniform Financial Report and 911 Trust Fund audit. Proposers must demonstrate successful external peer review and recent experience auditing Maryland counties or comparable local governments of similar size. Most fieldwork will be performed remotely with hybrid or onsite work available by mutual agreement. The audit must be completed within six months following each fiscal year end, with specific deliverable milestones: preliminary ACFR pages by November 20, draft ACFR by December 9, final ACFR and audit opinion by December 23, and Single Audit report by March 15.

Queen Anne's County operates with approximately 633 full-time and 62 part-time employees, an annual payroll of approximately $61.2 million, and uses Tyler EERP financial software for all transactions. The RFP permits two optional renewal years for fiscal years 2029 and 2030. The County will pay up to 70 percent of total audit costs through periodic progress invoicing, with final payment upon submission of audit reports. Evaluation criteria weight experience and qualifications at 30 percent, understanding of County needs and approach at 25 percent, Maryland county or ACFR experience at 20 percent, references at 15 percent, and cost proposal at 10 percent. The RFP permits consideration of enhanced or innovative services and reserves the County's right to reject any and all proposals.