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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 25, 2016 FBO #5389
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R -- Internal Controls over Financial Reporting Support - Attachment

Notice Date

8/23/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541219 — Other Accounting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;23 Christopher Way;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA11816R1512
 

Response Due

8/25/2016
 

Archive Date

9/24/2016
 

Point of Contact

Angel Santos
 

E-Mail Address

0-9647<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought notice to conduct market research for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Department of Veterans Affairs is not at this time seeking proposals. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. However, in order to satisfy the requirements of 38 U.S.C. 8127, these results will be used as part of VA's determination as to whether or not two or more service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses, or Veteran-owned small businesses, that are verified in the VetBiz database (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/) are capable and interested in competing for this effort. Please ensure your company name, address, main point of contact, socioeconomic status, and capability to comply with any limitation of subcontracting/non-manufacturer rule clauses/provisions are clearly documented. Please ensure any proprietary information submitted as part of your response is appropriately marked as such. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Internal Controls, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (OIC-ICOFR) conducts department-wide reviews of internal controls over financial reporting on behalf of management to comply with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Appendix A. OIC-ICOFR's focus is on internal controls for processes and accounts that support the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the integrity of VA, and/or are material to the financial statements. OIC-ICOFR strives to identify internal control deficiencies before they impact VA financial statements. OIC-ICOFR is also required to complete the Internal Controls section of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act (IPERIA) of 2012 section of the Agency Financial Report. VA OIC-ICOFR requires support of a contractor with experience in conducting risk assessments and documenting business processes in narrative format with a risk control matrix. The process areas are as follows: 1.Cash Management 2.Insurance Management 3.Revenue Management 4.Loan Management 5.Property, Plant and Equipment Management 6.Actuarial Liability for Veteran Benefits 7.Payroll and Benefits Management 8.Payment Management 9.Acquisition Management 10.Financial Reporting 11.Budget Execution 12.Inventory Management and Control-Pharmacy 13.Grant Management 14.Canteen Services Management Please address the following questions: 1.What experience do you have in conducting OMB A-123, Appendix A internal control reviews and compliance with Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act standards on Federal programs at the level of complexity, size, and scale of the Department of Veterans Affairs? 2.What experience do you have in recommending and/or assisting with the OMB A-123, Appendix A internal control risk over financial controls risk assessment on Federal programs that ensures accurate reporting, appropriate governance, and compliance at the level of complexity, size, and scale of VA? What experience do you have in recommending and/or assisting with the IPERIA risk assessment? 3.What experience do you have in providing technical documentation of holistic business processes that affect financial statements and provide a framework for internal controls within Federal organizations? What experience do you have in creating accounting cycle memorandum for business processes that include flow charts, related general ledger accounts, budget processes, accrual processes, financial systems involved and interfaces for a Federal Healthcare and Benefits organization at the level of complexity, size, and scale of VA? 4.What experience do you have in documenting a business process end to end with identification of controls, including a description of the controls, the objective of the controls, and an explanation of how the controls relate to the financial process? What experience do you have in performing a risk assessment of the controls, which includes an evaluation of the risk presented if the controls fail to work properly, and a description of how the specific controls relate to other manual and IT controls in the specific application? 5.If you have experience providing the aforementioned support to Federal agencies, please provide a list of the types of Federal customers you have successfully supported and the resultant outcomes. Please also include supporting detail such as capacity, users, facilities, budget, geographical scope, criticality of services, etc. 6.If you have the capability to perform 50% or more of this effort, please provide information to demonstrate this capability. Please provide specific detail with respect to the experience (i.e., the number of years, the size of the organization(s) supported, relevant contract numbers and dollar value, names of systems supported, name(s) of organization(s) supported, etc.) for all the questions contained within this RFI. Vendors may also submit additional information not specifically requested above, which would provide value and insight to the Government. Please do not submit general capability statements, marketing materials, or other nonspecific information. *Note: VA may elect to contact individual companies based upon the content of the submission to gather further information. Responses are due via email by Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 12:00PM (Noon) EST to angel.santos2@va.gov and Robert.Kately@va.gov. Please note the total email file size is restricted to 5MB. Files exceeding this threshold shall be submitted over multiple messages, and be identified as "Message #x of #x". Point of Contact for this RFI: Angel Santos, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, Phone (732) 440-9647, Email Angel.Santos2@va.gov and Robert Kately, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, Phone (732) 440-9681, Email Robert.Kately@va.gov.
 

Web Link

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(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/50bf4a697e6e547a1e935b27d7c3ff5e)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA118-16-R-1512 VA118-16-R-1512.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2961108&FileName=VA118-16-R-1512-000.docx)

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Record

SN04237193-W 20160825/160823235555-50bf4a697e6e547a1e935b27d7c3ff5e (fbodaily.com)
 

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