The vendor is required to provide professional auditing firm able to perform one (1) or more of the following types of audits or comparable engagements:
• Performance audits
• Compliance audits
• Information technology audits
• Internal control audits
• Forensic audits
• Operational audits
1. Performance audits. 
• Assess whether programs and operations are meeting their goals and delivering intended results as outlined in mission statements or policies.
• Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, programs, and systems in achieving their objectives. 
• Evaluate whether performance indicators are reliable and adequately measure results or outputs. 
• Evaluate the proper use of resources, including personnel, finances, and materials. 
• Identify opportunities for improvement in processes, systems, or resource allocation. 
• Provide recommendations for enhancing the overall performance and accountability of the audited entities.
2. Compliance audits.
• Determine compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards. 
• Evaluate effectiveness of compliance policies and procedures. 
• Identify potential compliance risks and asses the department’s risk management strategies.
3. Information technology audits. 
• Review general IT controls over computer operations, such as evaluating whether access to programs and data is limited to user’s job duties, program development and changes are properly documented, tested, and approved, and change management controls and policies provide adequate protection of critical systems. 
• Determine the effectiveness of IT controls in identifying risks, mitigating potential threats, and adequacy of disaster recovery and business continuity to restore departmental operability. 
• Appraise the sufficiency of controls to safeguard physical, logical, and application security in IT systems and determine if assets are properly tracked, managed, and comply with best practices.
4. Internal control audits. 
• Review effectiveness and efficiency of departmental operations including the safeguarding of assets, reporting (internal and external, financial and non-financial), and compliance with laws, regulations, and procedures as related to the 2013 committee of sponsoring organizations of the treadway commission (COSO) internal control – integrated framework. 
• Assess the effectiveness of departmental internal controls in the areas, such as cash receipts and receivables, cash disbursements and payables, purchasing and contracts, revolving funds, payroll, and fiduciary funds and special revenue funds.
5. Forensic audits. 
• Identify potential fraudulent transactions or activities, determine the extent of those activities, quantify losses, gather evidence, discover how the fraud was concealed, and offer preventative recommendations.
• Investigate allegations of asset misappropriation, quantify losses, and identify weaknesses in internal controls. 
• Evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls in preventing and detecting fraud. 
• Identify potential manipulations or misrepresentations in financial statements, evaluate the accuracy and completeness of financial reporting, and determine the impact of financial statement fraud. 
• Investigate allegations of corruption, bribery, or other forms of illicit payments, and evaluate the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies and procedures. 
• Identify fraud and evaluate compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
6. Operational audits. 
• Assess operational effectiveness and efficiency, ensure compliance with relevant laws, identify areas of operational risks and evaluate risk management procedures, and provide recommendations to optimize operations, reduce waste, and ensure alignment with strategic goals. 
• Evaluate current processes and procedures to identify areas where improvement can be made, allowing operations to be more efficient or productive.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: June 25, 2025