Organization
- Provide general background and size of your firm along with an organization chart of your firm with lines of authority for personnel involved in performance of this potential contract and relationships of this staff to other programs or function of the firm indicated.
Quality
- Provide a listing of affiliations with technical and professional organizations which could provide resources and/or assure quality control in auditing the university. Provide representation letter stating that the audit firm is in compliance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards concerning continuing education requirements, independence, and peer review.
Provide brief narrative of the Company's history, expertise and financial viability. Including but not limited to:
- Legal name, e.g. "ABC Group, Inc."
- State of Incorporation
- Business address for purposes of administering the License Agreement
- A description of your corporate organization, e.g. parent corporation, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, distributors or wholly-owned franchises and how any particular group of companies will be involved in the Offeror's administration of any contract resulting from this RFP.
- Identify any litigation or claim brought against your company within the last seven (7) years, which might reflect adversely on your company's professional image or ability in relation to providing services sought in this RFP.
- Is your company currently for sale or involved in any transaction to expand or to become acquired by or merged with another organization? If so, please explain. Has your company been involved in any reorganization, acquisition or merger within the last two (2) years? If so, please explain.
- Is Offeror currently in default on any loan agreement or financing agreement with any bank, financial institution, or other entity? If yes, Offeror shall specify the pertinent date(s), details, circumstances, and describe the current prospects for resolution.
- Does Otteror have any relationship with an Eastern Kentucky University member of the Board of Regents, employee, or other representative of the University? If so, please explain in detail any potential or perceived potential conflict of interest for either the Offeror or University.
- Please include any other relevant financial information about your company that will aid the University in evaluating the Company, its financial viability and its ability to appropriately service the University.
5.6 Program Plan – Services Defined
All proposals must include a general description of the firm's approach in conducting the audit. This should include: planning process, timing of actual work, preliminary communication with key areas (i.e., accounting department staff, information systems staff, executive officers), reporting of audit results and findings to management and Audit and Compliance Committee of the University's Board of Regents.
Provide a brief narrative of how Offeror proposes to accomplish services described in this RFP. The Proposal shall, at a minimum, meet all mandatory services described in Section 3.0.