Professional Audit Services for Lee Health Mission - Independent Compliance Observer

Notice to Contractor / Vendor / Proposer(s) Request for Proposal (RFP) Lee County, Florida, is requesting proposals from qualified individuals/firms for the attached solicitation. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK SUMMARY Lee County Board of County Commissioners, further referred to as the “COUNTY”, seeks to contract with a CONSULTANT to serve as the Independent Compliance Observer for Lee Health System, Inc. d/b/a Lee Health, further referred to as “LH”. The Observer will act as the COUNTY’s primary agent in monitoring Lee Health System, Inc.’s compliance with the covenants of the Mission Agreement and will assist in the resolution of any disputes arising under the agreement. The Scope of Work/Specifications for this solicitation is available from https://leegov.ionwave.net. Proposers who obtain Scope of Work/Specifications from sources other than https://leegov.ionwave.net are cautioned that the solicitation package may be incomplete. The County’s official bidders list, addendum(s) and information must be obtained from https://leegov.ionwave.net. It is the proposer’s responsibility to check for posted information. The County may not accept incomplete proposals. Those individuals/firms interested in being considered for this solicitation are instructed to submit, in accordance with specifications, their sealed proposals, pertinent to this project prior to the date and time specified to the office of the Procurement Management Director, either electronically via Ion Wave or hand-delivered to 2115 Second Street, 1st Floor, Fort Myers, FL 33901. Hand-delivered proposals shall be received in a sealed envelope, prior to the time scheduled to receive proposals, and shall be clearly marked with the solicitation name, solicitation number, bidder name, and contact information as identified in these solicitation documents. Download the Bid Invitation and complete all Attributes, Bid Lines if applicable, and Supplier Information. Ensure all requested attachments are included as specified and the Bid Invitation is signed and dated. The sealed proposals submitted are to be publicly opened at the Lee County Procurement Management Division office located at 2115 Second Street, 1st Floor, Fort Myers, Florida 33901, and read aloud for the purpose of selecting a vendor to furnish; all necessary labor, services, materials, equipment, tools, consumables, transportation, skills and incidentals required for Lee County, Fort Myers, Florida, in conformance with solicitation documents, which include technical specifications and/or a scope of work. Submissions containing corrupted, unreadable, or otherwise inaccessible documents may be considered non-responsive and may be disqualified from further evaluation. Questions regarding this solicitation are to be submitted electronically at https://leegov.ionwave.net under the questions tab for this solicitation. Sincerely, Robin Dennard, CPPB Procurement Manager *https://leegov.ionwave.net is the County’s official posting site CAUTION: Proposers should take caution that the County is not responsible for any power outages or internet failures. It is suggested that you upload your response in adequate time to assure that it will post on the day prior to the closing time.