Notice of Intent to procure Audit Services from the RIG approved list

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mozambique plans to negotiate and award a firm fixed-price purchase order for audit services related to the Fund Accountability Statement of USAID resources managed by Thembalethu Development. The audit will cover the Community-Based Responses to HIV/AIDS in Mine-Sending Areas program in Mozambique under Cooperative Agreement No. 656-A-00-11-00047-00, specifically for the period from October 1, 2013, through December 31, 2015. This audit must be conducted in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the solicitation is therefore open exclusively to South African firms listed on the USAID Regional Inspector General (RIG) approved list. USAID/Mozambique will solicit proposals from three South African companies on the RIG list, following the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.104 guidelines. The procurement, identified under solicitation number 72065618Q00001 and NAICS code 561990, is managed through the USAID Mozambique office located in Maputo, with the audit services to be performed in Johannesburg. The supervisory acquisition and assistance specialist overseeing this contract is Marianne Pinto-Teixeira. The overall aim is to ensure a thorough and compliant financial audit of USAID funds administered by Thembalethu Development for accountability and transparency purposes.