Kentucky State University (KSU), hereinafter referred to as the “University”, through the Purchasing Department, hereinafter referred to as “Purchasing”, on behalf of the KSU Athletics Department, hereinafter referred to as “Department”, requests proposals for an NCAA Compliance Audit.

On or around May 9, 2023, the NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions (COI) approved a Negotiated Resolution (NR) entered into by and between the University and the NCAA enforcement staff. Per that NR, the University and NCAA enforcement staff agreed that during the fall of 2019, the University violated NCAA eligibility legislation when the then-president instructed the then-director of athletics to improperly certify and knowingly permit a then-student athlete to participate in a season of competition after the student had already completed ten (10) semesters of full-time enrollment. The NR also established agreed-upon penalties, which include an outside audit or review. Specifically, the University “must undergo a systems review of its athletics compliance program and its certification and eligibility processes by an outside reviewer.” The audit/review must be completed by May 2025.

I he University's Athletics Department is in the process of assembling all pertinent compliance-related documents, and it will provide said documents to the selected auditor/reviewer shortly after the contract's start date.

The selected firm will be responsible for the audit as defined by this proposal and will provide the University full and complete access to all work papers and correspondence related to the audit.

A contract, based on this RFP, may or may not be awarded. Any contract awarded from this RFP is invalid until approved and executed by Kentucky State University, approved by the Kentucky State Board of Regents and filed with the Legislative Research Commission, Government Contract Review Committee.

The University invites each prospective Vendor to have full and complete information on which to base a proposal response. Only information presented or referred to in this RFP and any additional written information that is supplied by Kentucky State University Buyer shall be used by Vendors in preparing the response. The solicitation, addenda, and attachments shall be posted to the Kentucky State University Web site at: https://www.kysu.edu/finance-and-administration/purchasing/bid-opportunities.php

For the purpose of this RFP, the following terms may be used interchangeably: