SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Quality Control Review
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541211
— Offices of Certified Public Accountants
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), Division of Procurement, Avery 5F, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 26106-5312, United States
- ZIP Code
- 26106-5312
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-DHS-08-0035
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2008
- Point of Contact
- Bernie Kern,, Phone: 304-480-7003, Jane Oney,, Phone: 304-480-8004
- E-Mail Address
-
PSB3@bpd.treas.gov, psb3@bpd.treas.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Treasury is seeking sources to acquire services to assist the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) to: (1) conduct internal-Quality Control Reviews (QCRs) of DHS OIG issued audit reports and (2) conduct concurrent reviews of in-progress DHS OIG audit work. The services may cover a base period and four additional option periods. The scope shall cover DHS OIG’s quality control and assurance system. The Contractor will need a detailed understanding of (1) Federal legislation and regulations, (2) Federal and other professional standards, and (3) Federal and DHS OIG policies, procedures, and guidance legislation, regulations, federal and other professional standards, Federal and DHS OIG policies, procedures, and guidance as it applies to (1) DHS OIG’s quality control and assurance system and (2) DHS OIG’s audit operations (e.g., audit work/ audit products conducted in accordance with GAGAS). The scope will not cover classified audits. For the audits (issued audit products/in-progress audit work) selected for internal–QCRs/concurrent reviews, the Contractor shall review and, as applicable, consider the results of prior reviews’ results in order to determine if identified weaknesses were corrected or still exist. If available, the DHS OIG shall provide the Contractor the prior reviews’ Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) and the Contractor shall evaluate the CAPs’ adequacy and determine whether the CAPs have been properly implemented. The Government anticipates that more than one review would be completed (internal-QCR and/or concurrent review) at a time. The Contractor shall use relevant quality control and assurance criteria to perform the reviews (internal-QCRs/concurrent reviews). Relevant quality control and assurance criteria include, but are not limited to: ·GAGAS, as specified in GAO’s Government Auditing Standards, July 2007 Revision (http://www.gao.gov/govaud/ybk01.htm); ·PCIE/ECIE Quality Standards for Federal Offices of Inspector, October 2003 (http://www.ignet.gov/pande/standards/igstds.pdf); ·PCIE/ECIE Guide for Conducting External Quality Control Reviews of the Audit Operations of Offices of Inspector General, April 2005 (http://www.ignet.gov/pande/audit1.html#guide) (PCIE/ECIE EQCR Guide); ·DHS OIG Audit Manual, September 2006; and ·DHS OIG Audit Manual Addendum, January 2008. The Contractor shall use relevant criteria to determine whether DHS OIG, in conducting its audit operations (e.g., audit work/audit products), complied with relevant (1) Federal legislation and regulations, (2) Federal and other professional standards, and (3) Federal and DHS OIG policies, procedures, and guidance. Relevant audit compliance criteria include, but are not limited to: ·Legislation, such as The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; The Homeland Security Act of 2002; The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990; Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended; and the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002; ·Various Office of Management and Budget circulars, bulletins, and guidelines; ·DHS Management Directives, such as DHS MD 0810.1 The Office of Inspector General; ·Standards, such as GAO’s Government Auditing Standards, 2003 Revision and 2007 Revision, as applicable and AICPA professional standards that apply in financial audits and attestation engagements; ·DHS OIG Audit Manual, September 2006; ·DHS OIG Audit Manual Addendum, January 2008; ·DHS OIG Audit-policy Testing Supplement - identifies DHS OIG audit policies, procedures, and guidance that the Contractor is required to test for compliance; and ·Other Guides/Manuals/Memorandums, such as GAO/PCIE Financial Audit Manual, July 2004/July 2007, DHS OIG TeamMate Manual, March 14, 2007 (Modified May30, 2007), and memorandum policies issued by DHS OIG audit offices (e.g., design matrix, risk assessment). Contractor’s staff shall have proven (1) expertise in applying relevant quality control and assurance criteria, (2) expertise in reviewing and evaluating Federal OIG audit work in accordance with relevant criteria, and (3) writing skills. The Contractor: ·(1) shall have previously conducted, at a minimum, one (1) peer review; ·(2) shall be familiar with GAGAS and PCIE/ECIE standards, as demonstrated by the Contractor’s proven experience in conducting and issuing at a minimum, five (5) GAGAS audit reports, in the following GAGAS categories - Financial, Attestation, and/or Performance engagements; ·(3) shall have knowledge of, and experience using, automated working papers (e.g., TeamMate); and ·(4) shall be able to travel to the DHS OIG offices (i.e., Headquarters and field offices located throughout the continental United States) selected for reviews (internal-QCRs/concurrent reviews). The Contractor’s staff assigned to the work required shall have conducted at a minimum, two (2) GAGAS audits that include GAGAS categories Financial, Attestation, and/or Performance engagements. Please provide the following information if you have performed these services: 1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size (Small Business, Large Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business, or Hub Zone), based on NAICS Code 541211 size standard $7.0 M. 2. Whether your services are available through a GSA Schedule or Open Market. 3. Indicate if your employees have a secret or interim clearances and the type of clearance. 4. Indicate the names of the Agencies you have previously performed these types of services including a point of contract at the Agency. Response to this request must be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on July 21, 2008 and may be submitted electronically to PSB3 @bpd.treas.gov to the attention of Bernadette Kern. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered:.bat,.cmd,.com,.exe,.pif,.rar,.scr,.vbs,.hta,.cpl, and.zip files. Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this RFI will be provided at this time. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that the response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this sources sought notice. 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