SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- DISA Working Capital Fund Audit
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541211
— Offices of Certified Public Accountants
- Contracting Office
- Defense Information Systems Agency, Procurement Directorate, DITCO-NCR, P.O. 4502, Arlington, Virginia, 22204-4502, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22204-4502
- Solicitation Number
- DISACFEWCF
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2010
- Point of Contact
- Christopher A. Gray, Phone: 301.677.5350
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.gray@disa.mil
(christopher.gray@disa.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SUMMARY: REQUIREMENT: Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), FY2010 Working Capital Fund Audit THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This sources sought announcement is published for market research purposes. This market research will be used to help identify Small Business Administration certified 8(a) companies capable of providing the required Audit Services. Request that prospective offerors complete and return a Capabilities Statement as described below to determine which contractors possess the capability, experience, and financial ability to provide the security operations services. The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contract with any person, firm, or other entity that receives or responds to this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. BACKGROUND: The Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-576), as amended by the Government Management Reform Act (GMRA) of 1994 (Public Law 103-356), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-136, "Financial Reporting Requirements," and the Department of Defense (DoD) Financial Management Regulation (FMR) Volume 6B, "Form and Content of DoD Audited Financial Statements," require the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Recently, DISA completed a validation effort in preparation for a financial statement audit. The Independent Public Accountant's (IPA) overall validation assessment is that DISA's Working Capital Fund is ready for audit. Section 1008 of the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002" requires that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) assess the reliability of the Department of Defense (DoD) financial statements, including the financial statements of each component of the Department. For FY 2010, the Undersecretary of Defense, Comptroller has directed that, Other Defense Agencies, like DISA, can choose whether to produce financial statements, and by extension whether these are to be audited. The Director, DISA has chosen to pursue the production of audited financial statements to increase our credibility for DoD. The objective of the audit will be to determine if DISA's Working Capital Fund (WCF) FY 2010 Balance Sheet, Statement of Net Cost, Statement of Changes in Net Position, and Statement of Budgetary Resources presents fairly, in all material respects, the balance of the financial statements. DISA Headquarters is located in Arlington, VA. The DISA Accounting Compliance Directorate, which is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, is located in Columbus, OH. DISA has financial and business management offices located in the National Capital Region; Scott Air Force Base, IL; Denver, CO; Pensacola, FL; Pearl Harbor, HI; and Stuttgart, Germany. These locations perform commitment, obligations, accrual and managerial accounting tasks. DFAS Columbus currently provides all operational accounting and reporting functions for DISA. The primary place of performance for this is expected to be Columbus, OH. SCOPE: The objective of the audit will be to determine if DISA's WCF FY 2010 Balance Sheet, Statement of Net Cost, Statement of Changes in Net Position, and Statement of Budgetary Resources presents fairly, in all material respects, the balance of the financial statements. The Contractor shall provide to the DISA a combined report for the DISA WCF FY 2010 audit that includes the following elements: - Contractor opinion on the DISA principal financial statements, including the related notes, as to whether DISA financial statements are fairly presented, in all material respects, in conformity with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), consistently applied. - Contractor report on DISA's internal controls including the status of DISA's known but uncorrected material findings and recommendations from prior audits that affect the current audit objectives. - Contractor report on DISA's compliance with applicable laws and regulations as well as compliance matters coming to the Contractor's attention during procedures other than compliance tests. To accomplish this, DISA requires support from a contractor whose primary function is financial statement auditing. The Government intends to award Firm Fixed Price contract. The term of the resulting contract will be a one year base period with four one-year options for the audits of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014 financial statements. In addition, beginning with option year one, DISA has the option to add an additional CLIN to expand the scope and add the General Fund Audit with the same requirements as the WCF audit. The scope of the engagement will be determined in accordance with the FAM and the specific contract. REQUEST FOR CAPABILITES STATEMENT: Interested small and large businesses should provide a capability statement to address their ability and experience to perform the tasks associated with the requirements stated below, and submits them to the Contracting Officer. Corporate Experience: Clearly describe your background, capability and experience providing and supporting DoD Financial Statement audits/validations. If providing similar work performed in this area, please include the following information as part of your submission:  Who did your company provide the services to indicating whether they were DoD, Federal, State or Municipal Government, Education Institution, Commercial, etc.  Contract number or other identifying reference (if applicable)  Did you perform as the Prime or Sub contractor?  Period of Performance  Annual Dollar Value  Contract Type (Cost, Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials, etc.) - if applicable Phase In: All contractors should address their ability to ramp up and meet the requirements from date of award that is projected for September of 2010. RESPONSES TO RFI: All responses must not exceed 15 single spaced pages, 12-point type with at least a one-inch margin on an 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper. The responses should specifically describe the contractor's ability to meet the requirements outlined in the RFI. Please include company's name, point of contact, address, phone number, DUNS number, CAGE Code, Tax ID and business size. Marketing Brochures will not be considered adequate information as a response to this RFI. The purpose of this RFI is to gather market research on potential Small Business Administration certified 8(a) sources that have the capabilities to provide the Audit Services for the Defense Information Systems Agency. Responses to the RFI must be submitted via email to the following: Christopher.Gray@disa.mil, Contract Specialist & Edward.Frank@disa.mil, Contracting Officer by the time and date outlined in the FBO announcement. DISCLAIMER: This request for information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kinds of offers will be considered in response to this RFI or accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Contractors are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked proprietary or confidential will be treated accordingly. Information received in response to this RFI will not be returned.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Columbus, Ohio, United States
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