SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- Auditor Course titled Introduction to Federal Government Auditing.
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Defense Contracting Command-Washington, Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Contracting Agency (ACA), Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Contracting Agency (ACA), ATTN: Policy and Compliance, 5200 Army Pentagon, Room 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200
- ZIP Code
- 20310-5200
- Solicitation Number
- W91WAW-08-T-0079
- Response Due
- 5/5/2008
- Point of Contact
- Curtis Davis, 703-693-2139
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This combined sources sought/synopsis is for information and planning purposes only; it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. A contract may not be awarded as a result of this combined sources sought/synopsis. The US Army Contracting Agency, Contracting Center of Excellence (CCE) at the Pentagon, on behalf of the Office of the Inspector General intends to contractually procure a course titled Introduction to Federal Government Auditing. The Introduction to Federal Government Auditing program should use a combination of instructional techniques such as: lecture, discussion, team activities and exercises, individual exercises and case studies and other criteria as identified in Performance Work Statement (PWS). Small businesses are to submit capability packages. Interested small businesses that are certified and qualified as a small business concern under NAICS code (611310) with a size standard of $6.5M are encouraged to submit their capability packages. Each of the following key areas or tasks must be addressed. 1.) Provide an overview of the most current Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars (A-123 and A-136 at a minimum) that auditors should follow. 2.) Describe the major phases in the audit process and the links between audit process and GAGAS. 3.) Discuss data gathering and analytical techniques for compiling sufficient evidence. 4.) Introduce commonly accepted risk management and internal control concepts applied when performing audits. 5.) Outline the skills and methodologies for auditing, including various analytical tools. 6.) Synopsize the organizational, legal, budgetary, accounting, and service delivery aspects of the government environment that affect its entities, agencies and Departments. 7.) Summarize the unique ethical environment which impacts the Government auditors work. If at least two responsible small business concerns are determined by the Government to be capable of performing this requirement based on an evaluation of the capability packages submitted by 10:00 am EST, 05 May 2008, the requirement will be solicited as a 100% set-aside for small business concerns. If capability packages are not received from at least two responsible small business concerns by the response date or if the Government determines that no small businesses are capable of performing this requirement based upon an evaluation of the capability packages submitted, this requirement will be solicited under full and open procedures. No other synopsis will be posted for this requirement. To assist us in maintaining a list of interested small businesses for this potential procurement, please provide your companys name, point of contact (POC), address, phone number, and business size under the above NAICS code to the POC for this procurement to Mr. Curtis Davis. All inquiries must be in writing and must be submitted by 10:00 am EST, 25 April 2008. A Firm-Fixed Price type contract is anticipated. The period of performance is projected to be 01 June 2008 through 31 May 2013. The place of performance will be at contractor location. A written Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on or about 09 May 2008. A draft copy of the PWS can be retrieved and downloaded from CCEs homepage at: http://dccw.hqda.pentagon.mil/rfp/rfp_1.asp, under HF1026-8093-0002-000, Auditing Course. All amendments will be posted and must be retrieved from this website. Responses and inquiries must be submitted by email to the POC identified below. Contractors are responsible for all costs for submitting their capability packages. POC is Mr. Curtis Davis, Contract Specialist at 703-696-2139 or Ms. Brenda Keiper, Contracting Officer, at 703-692-9425.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contracting Center of Excellence, Army Contracting Agency (ACA) ATTN: Policy and Compliance, 5200 Army Pentagon, Room 1D245 Washington DC
- Zip Code: 20310-5200
- Zip Code: 20310-5200
- Record
- SN01559007-W 20080424/080422221355-a842eeeadf6649d7295867fa3a8e28ba (fbodaily.com)
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