Financial Audit Generalists for multiple entities

This requirement is open only to those Audit and Related Services Supply Arrangement (SA) Holders qualified under Stream 1 – Financial Audit under the SA369 series of SAs. The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a bid:

1.        Welch LLP

2.        Deloitte LLP

3.        Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.

4.        Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

5.        KPMG LLP

6.        BDO Canada LLP

7.        Samson & Associates CPA/Consulting Inc.

8.        Aniko Consultants Inc., Samson & Associates CPA/Consulting Inc. in Joint Venture

9.        Ernst & Young LLP

Description of the Requirement:

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) is conducting annual audits of the financial statements of multiple entities as listed herein. The OAG requires Professional services from resources at various levels to assist the OAG audit teams in conducting the audit work at year-end related to the financial audit in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and OAG audit and documentation standards.

The RFP is intended to result in the award of one contract for each audit entity. Bidders may submit a proposal to satisfy the OAG’s requirements for one, some or all of the audits described herein. The contract period will vary for each audit as further described in the Appendix A of Annex A – Statement of Work.

List of Audit Entities

1        The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited + The Seaway International Bridge Corporation Limited.

2        Canada Lands Company Limited

3        International Development Research Centre

4        Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Plan (RCMP PP) + Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)

5        Canada Infrastructure Bank

6        Defence Construction Canada

7        Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL)

8        Farm Credit Canada

9        National Capital Commission

10        Via HFR - Via TGF Inc.

11        PSPC Public Accounts

12        Winsor Detroit Bridge Authority

13        Public Accounts (payroll)

14        Business Development Bank of Canada

15        Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada/Indigenous Services Canada

16        Consolidated Financial Statements of the Government of Canada/Public Accounts Audit

17        National Film Board

Level of Security Requirement:

Resource Minimum Security Level Required - Reliability

The work performed under this Contract will be at the Reliability Status and the deliverables associated with the completion of the work detailed in this document will be up to Protected B.

Applicable Trade Agreements:

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement, the Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Canada–Panama Free Trade Agreement, the Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement, the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement, and the World Trade Organization–Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA).

Proposed period of contract:

Contract period varies for each audit. Refer to the Appendix A of the Annex A – Statement of work.

File Number: RFP 447

Contracting Authority: Soo Yeon Cho

E-Mail: suppliers@oag-bvg.gc.ca

Note: The Audit and Related Services Request for Supply Arrangement is an ongoing opportunity for qualification solicitation. For suppliers who wish to find out how they can become a qualified supply arrangement holder, please see the ongoing opportunity for qualification solicitation posted on CanadaBuys ( https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities/tender-notice/cb-4… ).

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

• None