RFP IAO-26-01 - Assurance (Auditor) Services

State of California RFP IAO-26-01 - Assurance (Auditor) Services Tender # 0000039946 Closing Date : 08/31/2026 at 16:00 PM Contact: Contact: Jennifer Martineau span" data-if-content="text" data-if-label="emailLabel" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Email: jennifer.martineau@dca.ca.gov '> jennifer.martineau@dca.ca.gov Details: The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA or Department) invites proposals to provide audit assurance (Auditor) services to ensure that the programs operated by the Department's healing arts licensing boards for the monitoring and recovery of licensees with substance abuse issues comply with the Department's Uniform Standards Regarding Substance Abusing Licensees (Uniform Standards). (See Business and Professions Code section 315, et seq.; also see Senate Bill (SB) 1441 (Ridley-Thomas, Chapter 548, Statutes of 2008) (hereinafter referred to as SB 1441).) The healing arts licensing boards that operate such substance abuse recovery programs (also known as intervention programs, diversion program, wellness programs, etc.) include the Dental Board of California, the Board of Registered Nursing, the Physical Therapy Board of California, the Physician Assistant Board, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the Veterinary Medical Board of California, and the Dental Hygiene Board of California (collectively hereinafter referred to as Healing Arts Boards). The purpose of SB 1441 is to ensure that public safety remains the paramount mission of the Healing Arts Boards within the DCA when dealing with licensees suffering from drug or alcohol abuse or dependency problems. Pursuant to SB 1441, 16 standards were identified and set forth in the Uniform Standards, which must be implemented by the Healing Arts Boards to ensure a comprehensive substance abuse recovery program. The purpose of this proposal is to comply with Uniform Standard 15 which mandates that if the Healing Arts Boards use a private-sector vendor to provide monitoring services for their licensees, an external independent audit must be conducted at least once every three (3) years by a qualified, independent reviewer or review team from outside the department with no real or apparent conflict of interest with the vendor providing the monitoring services. In addition, the reviewer should not be a part of or under the control of the DCA. The independent reviewer or review team must consist of individuals who are competent in the professional practice of internal auditing and assessment processes and qualified to perform audits of monitoring programs. The audit must assess the private-sector vendor's performance in adhering to the SB 1441 Uniform Standards 1-16 established by the Healing Arts Boards within the DCA. The DCA and the Healing Arts Boards have contracted with a third-party vendor, Premier Health Group, LLC (Premier), for services in connection with Boards¿ recovery programs via Department of General Services (DGS)-executed contract 110812. Therefore, this proposal is to obtain Audit Assurance Services which may include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. An audit to evaluate and identify Premier's monitoring activities to identify the strengths and weaknesses of current operations and make recommendations for improvement where appropriate. 2. The Auditor shall monitor and evaluate Premier's monitoring efforts with specific concentration on compliance with the approved contract, Uniform Standards, and monitoring of licensees required to participate in a monitoring program. The selected Proposer will work with the DCA, DCA Internal Audit Office (IAO) and Healing Arts Boards in the performance of the audit of Premier to ensure compliance with the recovery program requirements and Uniform Standards 1-16 which are discussed in more detail in Article XIII., Scope of Project, of this proposal. Addendum #1 July 31, 2026 Disclaimer: This bid is researched and provided for information purposes only. To participate in this bid opportunity, interested vendors are sometimes required to register on the State of California's website. Please refer to the originating organization for any information relating to this. Direct all queries pertaining to the language, the content or any missing or inaccurate information within this abstract to its originator, as indicated in the advertisement. Note: When you click on the link below, a new window will open to the site where you can locate more information regarding this bid. You may need to search the site to locate the bid. View Bid Information Biddingo.com is not responsible for the contents of the third party site and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third party web sites. If you decide to access them, you do so at your own risk.