Administrative Office of the US Courts, OFSAS-CD, Ste. G-400, Washington, DC 20544

B -- INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDITS AND REVIEWS OF JUDICIARY FINANCIAL ACTIVITY. SOL USCS 99-5101 DUE 061699 POC Larry B. Postell, 202-502-1330 The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) is seeking the services of a licensed public accounting firm to conduct a wide range of independent financial audits and reviews of Judiciary financial activity. These include cyclical financial and compliance audits of approximately 200 courts, cyclical financial related performance audits of 60 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees, and annual financial audits of several large activities such as the Judiciary's petty offense collection center, retirement trust funds, and the court registry and investment system. In addition, the AOUSC may require financial audits, performance audits, or agreed-upon procedure reviews of other Judiciary financial activities as needed. The courts are located throughout the conterminous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Firms submitting proposals to this Solicitation must demonstrate that they have the resources and capabilities to conduct audits annually of approximately 70 courts, 20 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees, and several large programs. Audits will be performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards for financial or performance audits issued by the General Accounting Office. The solicitation documents will be issued on or about 17 May 1999. All requests for the solicitation documents must be in writing and mailed to the attention of Mr. Larry B. Postell, AOUSC,OFSAS-CD-CB, Suite G-400, Washington, DC 20544, or faxed to 202-502-1066. Posted 04/15/99 (W-SN320636). (0105)

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