Accounting, Auditing Expertise and Technical Advisory Services

The government authority in Pasadena, CA requires a vendor to provide accounting, auditing expertise, and technical advisory services to re-imagine and establish a best-in-class external audit function. The buyer needs the vendor to identify gaps or excesses in audit coverage, workload prioritization, staffing levels, classifications, organization structure, and audit approach. Additionally, the vendor must recommend improvements for preparing risk-based assessments, developing audit plans, conducting audits, reporting results, and developing a risk-based approach to meet statutory responsibilities while ensuring appropriate audit coverage and identifying value-added audits. The buyer mandates that bidders meet onshore eligibility requirements for the USA only, and the vendor will perform all work offsite. The buyer sets the contract period for one year and requests proposals to establish the budget. Bidders must submit all questions no later than September 14, 2026. The buyer does not disclose specific evaluation criteria in the source text.