Audit Services
- Client
- Town of Forest Heights
- RFP Number
- ACCT-26929
- Posted
- 10/9/2026
- Category
- Auditing, Finance and Accounting
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe Town of Forest Heights in Maryland seeks a qualified independent certified public accounting firm, governmental auditing firm, or professional organization to provide grant program audit services. The selected vendor will examine grant activity occurring between January 10, 2023, and April 10, 2023, as well as May 17, 2024, through January 15, 2025. The scope includes reviewing records, reconciling grant inventories, evaluating internal controls, verifying payments, and delivering a comprehensive grant schedule database along with audit findings. Only onshore U.S. firms with demonstrated experience in governmental, municipal, non-profit, or grant-program compliance and financial audits are eligible to bid. Applicants must electronically submit a PDF proposal by Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM to Clate D. Jackson, Town Administrator, at [email protected]. Proposals must include a cover letter, firm qualifications, key personnel, project schedule, deliverables, references, conflict of interest disclosures, and a proposed cost structure. Evaluation criteria encompass firm experience, personnel qualifications, proposed methodology, project schedule, references, and overall cost.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from RFP-FY27-0002_-_Audit_Services.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Town of Forest Heights is soliciting proposals from qualified independent certified public accounting firms, governmental auditing firms, or professional organizations to conduct grant program audit services. The audit will cover grant activity from January 10, 2023, through April 10, 2023, and May 17, 2024, through January 15, 2025. Qualified independent professional organizations with relevant auditing experience are eligible to apply.
- Issued by
- Town of Forest Heights
- Issue Date
- Thursday, October 8, 2026
- Proposal Due Date
- Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM
- How to submit
- Electronic via email
- Submission details
- Submitted electronically in PDF format to [email protected]. Attn: Clate D. Jackson, MPA, JM, Town Administrator. No hard copies will be accepted.
- Contract term
- Continues until completion and acceptance of the final audit report and all required deliverables
- Place of performance
- Town of Forest Heights, 5508 Arapahoe Drive, Forest Heights, Maryland 20745
- Insurance and bonding
- Evidence of insurance appropriate for professional services, including professional liability/errors and omissions, commercial general liability, and workers' compensation as required by Maryland law. Town named as additional insured.
How proposals are evaluated
| Firm's experience and qualifications | |
| Demonstrated understanding of the Town's requested scope | |
| Proposed audit methodology | |
| Qualifications of assigned personnel | |
| Experience with governmental or grant-related audits | |
| Quality and usefulness of proposed deliverables | |
| Project schedule | |
| References and proposed cost |
Scope of work
- Examine, cross-check, and verify all records associated with grants administered during the identified audit periods
- Identify each grant opportunity and project to prepare a comprehensive grant inventory
- Independently reconcile the grant inventory to the Town's financial records
- Examine whether grant awards were supported by appropriate authorization and documentation
- Review grant disbursements to verify approved recipients, documentation support, and timing
- Examine whether awarded funds were used for the stated purpose of the grant or project
- Examine the status of all required reporting and closeout obligations
- Review internal controls, conflict-of-interest disclosures, compliance, and transaction-level reconciliations
Minimum qualifications
- Independent certified public accounting firm, governmental auditing firm, or qualified professional organization
- Demonstrated experience conducting municipal, governmental, nonprofit, grant-program, compliance, and financial audits
- At least three professional references for comparable work
Documents to include with the bid
- Cover letter
- Firm qualifications and relevant experience
- Proposed audit methodology
- Description of proposed scope and approach
- Identification of key personnel
- Project schedule
- Deliverables
- At least three professional references
- Proposed professional fees and reimbursable expenses
- Disclosures of actual, potential, or apparent conflicts of interest
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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