Export-Import Bank of the United States, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1023, Washington, DC 20571

R -- AUDIT SERVICES SOL 97-OOS-0006 DUE 033197 POC Barbara Hardin, (202) 565-3338/Contracting Officer, Tamzen C. Reitan, (202) 565-3333, FAX, (202) 565-3528. The Export-lmport Bank of the United States, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, is seeking a certified public accounting firm to conduct audits of its financial statements and to perform other audit related services, including internal audits. Offerors must be capable of performing audits of lending institutions with international loan, guarantee and insurance programs. Offerors must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of loan, guarantee and insurance accounting practices and procedures, generally accepted accounting and auditing standards, and government auditing standards and regulations. Offerors must be capable of evaluating foreign sovereign risk, and foreign project risk, and must demonstrate a thorough understanding of and ability to analyze, and experience in analyzing political and economic factors which impact upon a foreign entity's ability and willingness to repay foreign obligations. Offerors must be prepared to perform these audit and related services in both the New York and Washington metropolitan areas. Because of the complexity of these international financial and economic considerations, technical qualifications of the offeror will weigh more heavily than price in making an award of this contract. This contract will be awarded for one year, renewable each successive year at the option of the Export-lmport Bank for the next four years. To receive a copy of this solicitation, offeror shall submit a written request on firm letterhead, affirmatively stating that your firm is capable of performing the services described, signed by an officer of the firm and sent to the following address: Export-lmport Bank of the United States, Attention: Vivian W. Clinton, Administrative Assistant, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1023, Washington, DC 20571 or faxed to (202) 565-3528. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Export-lmport Bank. All requests for the RFP must be in writing on/or before the closing date. The closing date for receipt of requests for the RFP is close of business March 31, 1997. Release of Solicitation will be on March 31, 1997. (0071)

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