Accounting Auditing Expertise and Technical Advisory Services

The California State Controller's Office is soliciting a professional public accounting firm to provide accounting auditing expertise and technical advisory services to modernize its external audit function. The primary objective is to assess the Division of Audits and provide comprehensive recommendations for organizational structure, staffing levels, classifications, training needs, and the implementation of risk-based audit approaches. All services and recommendations must ensure strict compliance with the California Constitution and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), utilizing best-in-class quality standards and performance benchmarks. The project is to be performed in a remote environment with a total budget of 350,000 dollars. To be eligible, the proposing firm and its key staff must possess a current active CPA license and at least 10 years of experience in performing attest services and managing external audit functions using GAGAS requirements for state government. The contract includes ten primary deliverables, ranging from the initial Division of Audits Assessment to a final Comprehensive Consolidated Report for Implementation Enablement, with a performance timeline extending approximately 26 weeks from the contract start date. Award selection is based on a scoring system evaluating the technical proposal, interviews with the top three candidates, and cost, with a specific set-aside requiring a minimum of 25 percent small business participation. Key staff are also required to pass Live Scan background checks and adhere to strict information security and confidentiality agreements.