SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Single Audit
- Notice Date
- 6/2/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541211
— Offices of Certified Public Accountants
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- GG000000-00-00000
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 301-975-4390, Keith Bubar, Phone: 3019758329
- E-Mail Address
-
prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, keith.bubar@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@nist.gov, keith.bubar@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This announcement is a Sources Sought Notice. It is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks information on commercial vendors that are capable of providing Quality Control Reviews of OMB Circular A-133 Audits. Contracting Office Address The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640 NIST does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice, or otherwise pay for the information requested. No entitlement or payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by NIST will arise as a result of submission of responses to this Notice and NIST use of such information. NIST recognizes that proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary components, interfaces and equipment, and clearly mark restricted or proprietary data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. In the absence of such identification, NIST will assume to have unlimited rights to all technical data in the information paper. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Operating under the authority of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, the Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Inspector General (OIG) fulfills its responsibilities by conducting investigations, audits, evaluations, and other reviews. Nonfederal entities (e.g., states, local governments, tribes, colleges and universities, and nonprofit organizations) that expend $500,000 or more in federal awards in a year are required by the Single Audit Act of 1984 and Amendments of 1996 to have an annual audit of their federal awards conducted in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations". The purpose of the Single Audit Act is to establish standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among federal agencies in conducting audits of expenditures of federal awards by nonfederal entities. The audit required by the Single Audit Act includes a review of the entities' financial statements and Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). The auditor determines whether the statements are presented fairly; tests internal controls; and assesses compliance with laws, regulations, and the provisions of the contracts or grant agreements that may have a direct and material effect on each major program. The Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking the services of a contractor to conduct Quality Control Reviews (QCRs) of prior OMB Circular A-133 audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Commerce OIG's Office of Audit and Evaluation, Standards and Quality Control (OAE SQC) will select the Single Audit Act audits to be reviewed and will notify the contractor of the audit to be reviewed before the start of each QCR. No travel is expected or required. Draft Requirement: NIST is seeking information on contractors who possess the following requirements: • At least 3 years' experience following the CIGIE's Uniform Guide for Quality Control Reviews of A-133 Audits to conduct and report on QCRs of Single Audit Act audits. • At least 3 years' experience in Single Audit Act reviews of entities' financial statements and Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). • At least 3 years' experience utilizing Microsoft Office Word and TeamMate electronic work paper files to document procedures, work conducted, draft and final reports, and findings, conclusions, and recommendations for each quality control review (QCR). • Experience kkeeping customers informed on progress of quality control reviews via progress meetings and other written products such as draft reports and final reports. Interested parties shall describe the capabilities and experience of their organization and personnel as it relates to the requirements described above. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large and small businesses. The small business size standard associated with the NAICS code for this effort, 541211, is $20.5 Million. Please include your company's size classification and socio-economic status in any response to this notice. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. Companies that can provide such services are requested to email a written response describing their abilities to Prateema.carvajal@nist.gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice. Requirements for Responding to this notice: All interested capable contractors may respond to this notice by submitting a Capability Statement. The statement should include the following: 1) Name, Address, DUNS number, CAGE code, company website URL. and point of contact information of your company. 2) Company size classification and socioeconomic status. 3) Capability statement. 4) Indication of whether the services described in this notice are currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts or other applicable GWAC and, if so, the applicable contract number(s). 5) Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider when finalizing its market research Responses are limited to a total of twelve (12) pages. The responses must be in MS Word format. Pages shall be 8½-inch x 11-inch, using Times New Roman 11 Point Font. Each page shall have adequate margins on each side (at least one inch) of the page. Header/footer information (which does not include any information to be analyzed) may be included in the 1" margin space. All responses shall be sent to prateema.carvajal@nist.gov by June 14, 2016 @ 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time with the following subject line "Quality Control Reviews of OMB Circular A-133 Audits". Point of Contact Prateema Carvajal, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-4390, Email Prateema.carvajal@nist.gov
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Commerce, Office of the Inspector General, Washington, District of Columbia, 20230, United States
- Zip Code: 20230
- Zip Code: 20230
- Record
- SN04136161-W 20160604/160602234724-f1eea27d2ecb7d73fe4215d58b3eafbd (fbodaily.com)
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