Sales Tax Audit and Recovery Services
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 250352
- State
- California
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- UNSPSC codes
- 81162304 Expense management process as a service
- 90152100 Concierge services
- 64101602 Money market account
- 64101603 Simple checking account
- 64111902 Principal unprotected structured financial product
- 93151609 Lotteries services
- 80101709 Emergency response management and consultancy services
- 81103008 Marine consultancy services
- 84111601 Year end audits
- 93151607 Government auditing services
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- 64101500 Time deposit accounts
- 64101501 Certificate of deposit CD
- 64101502 Simple savings account
- 64101702 Currency exchange application
- 64111802 Subscription right
- 64111804 Warrant
- 64111901 Principal protected structured financial product
- 90152101 Personal assistance services
- 64100000 Bank offered products
- 64101700 Electronic fund transfer and payment products
- 64111800 Entitlements or rights
- 64111900 Structured financial products
- 64101703 Money transfer application
- 64111803 Purchase right
- 64111905 Over the rainbow structured product
- 84131614 Underwriting service
- 84111600 Audit services
- 78142209 Aviation-related safety audits services
- 84111602 Quarterly reviews
- 84111603 Internal audits
- 64000000 Financial Instruments, Products, Contracts and Agreements
- 64101600 Demand deposit accounts
- 64101601 Interest bearing checking account
- 64101701 Bill paying application
- 64101704 Over draft protection
- 64111801 Allotment or bonus right
- 64111903 Exchange traded fund ETF
- 64111904 Single structured product
- 64111906 Variable annuity
- 93151605 Government finance services
- Point of contact
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- Michael Cardozo mcardozo@octa.net (714) 560-5627
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is requesting proposals for sales tax audit and recovery services under RFP 250352, with proposals due July 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Questions are due June 24, 2026, and interviews are scheduled for August 6, 2026.
The contract is a five-year engagement with no set-aside or preference program. Compensation is structured entirely as a tiered percentage of recovered unrealized sales tax revenue remitted by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) — not from OCTA's operating budget — with graduated rates applied to three recovery brackets: $0–$3,000,000; $3,000,001–$10,000,000; and over $10,000,000. Offerors must propose percentage rates for each bracket on the Price Summary Sheet. Annual payments may exceed $250,000 but vary year to year based on actual recoveries.
The scope requires identifying and correcting sales tax collection, allocation, and distribution errors within OCTA's jurisdiction, conducting transaction and use tax reviews extending back as far as CDTFA records allow, developing target lists of taxpayer reporting errors, submitting correction documentation to CDTFA, and monitoring outstanding corrections. Deliverables include a continuously maintained Excel-based database of all businesses generating sales tax within the jurisdiction, quarterly status reports, reconciliation worksheets for budget projections, copies of CDTFA submissions for each identified correction, and an alphabetical listing of misallocated or underreported accounts. The consultant must demonstrate expertise in California Transactions and Use Tax Law, experience analyzing confidential sales tax data, and knowledge of local Orange County jurisdictions.
The contract includes retention provisions and liquidated damages requirements. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), Professional Liability ($1,000,000), and Workers' Compensation as required by California law, with OCTA designated as additional insured. The consultant operates as an independent contractor; OCTA retains ownership of all work products.
Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: Qualifications of the Firm (25%), Staffing and Project Organization (25%), Work Plan (30%), and Recovery Rate Percentage (20%). Proposals must not exceed 50 pages excluding appendices, cover letters, resumes, and forms. The contract term runs through September 30, 2031. The incumbent contract is C-1-3494.
Opportunity text
The Orange County Transportation Authority (Authority) invites proposals from qualified consultants to provide sales tax audit and recovery services for a five (5)-year term.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sales_Tax_Audit_and_Recovery_Services.pdf | ||
| C250352_Exhibit_C_Agreement.pdf | ||
| C250352_Exhibit_C_Agreement_GMEDITS.pdf | ||
| C250352_PP_GMEDITS.pdf | ||
| C250352_Exhibit_A_SOW.pdf | ||
| C250352_PP_RA_Signature.pdf | ||
| C250352_Public_Notice_Proof.pdf | ||
| C250352_Form_700.pdf | ||
| C250352_RM_Approval.pdf | ||
| C250352_Exhibit_B_Price_Summary_Sheet.pdf | ||
| C250352_Insurance_Indemnification_Memo.docx | DOCX document | |
| C250352_PP.pdf | ||
| C250352_Exhibit_D_Safety_Specifications.pdf | ||
| C250352_Public_Notice.doc | DOC document | |
| C250352_SOWV.pdf | ||
| C250352_PS.pdf | ||
| C250352_REQR002022.pdf | ||
| RFP_Intake_Questions_Completed.docx | DOCX document |
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