SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Preparation of Financial Statements
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541211
— Offices of Certified Public Accountants
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Acquisition Management Branch, Special Projects Section, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0567, Washington, DC, 20250-0567, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- PR65308
- Response Due
- 2/22/2007
- Archive Date
- 3/9/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Please direct all phone inquiries to 202-690-3727 and not to 202-720-7335. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this Sources Sought to conduct market survey to determine the availability and potential technical capability of small business firms interested in performing the work described herein. The applicable NAICS code is 541211. Interested firms are invited to submit a written capabilities statement. FSA is also inviting firms to submit assessments/observations of the draft Statement of Work. After completing an analysis of the responses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition to small business firms or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation, inviting full and open competition. As a result of The Chief Financial Officers Act (CFO Act) of 1990, Chief Financial Officers in all Cabinet level departments and certain independent agencies to be responsible for the preparation and audit of annual financial statements for such agencies. The Farm Service Agency (FSA), Financial Management Division (FMD), International Accounting and Export Programs Branch (IAEPB), International Operations Accounting Section (IOAS) is charged with providing accounting services and producing financial statements for the Foreign Agricultural Service. Currently, they have a requirement to obtain support services to prepare financial statements. The scope of work involves providing support services which are required to produce timely financial statements and footnotes to include review and revision of current methodologies, reconciliations, error identification and correction and preparation of interim financial statements and footnotes. Personnel may be required to work in excess of forty hours per week, as well as holidays, and weekends, to produce timely financial statements and footnotes by the due dates. Work during non-standard workweek time shall be performed in conjunction with work by FSA employees at the government work site. The requirement is for one year. Firms who have the experience, as well as an interest in doing business with USDA, FSA should submit a capabilities statement regarding the company?s ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the scope of work. Responses should be submitted by February 22nd, 2007, 2 PM EST to the attention of Pleshette Brown, Contract Specialist at Pleshette.brown@usda.gov. USPS or Courier/Express Mailings may be sent to USDA, Acquisition Management Division, 1280 Maryland Avenue, SW, Portals Bldg., Suite 580A, Washington, DC 20024. Questions\comments should also be directed to Pleshette Brown at 202-690-3727. All responses must provide company name and business size, a return email address, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, name and title of responsible company official.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Alexandria, VA
- Zip Code: 22302
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 22302
- Record
- SN01223572-W 20070203/070201220309 (fbodaily.com)
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