RFP 426: Stream 3A, Financial Instruments Valuation - Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSPIB)

This requirement is open only to those Audit and Related Services Supply Arrangement (SA) Holders who qualified under Stream 3A – Financial Instrument Valuation under the SA369 series of SAs. The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a bid:

1.        BDO Canada LLP

2.        Deloitte LLP

3.        Ernst & Young LLP

4.        KPMG LLP

5.        PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Description of Requirement

The Office of the Auditor General (OAG), along with Deloitte LLP as joint auditors, are required to perform an annual audit of the financial statements of Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSPIB).

The OAG requires a Contractor to assist the OAG in the audit of the fair value of financial instruments including derivatives investments, private debt securities as well as any other investments requiring the expertise of valuation specialists. The objective of the contract is to engage a Contractor to provide the OAG audit team with this required expertise for the year ending 2025, with options to extend for the years ending 2026 and 2027.

This requirement is intended to result in one (1) contract.

Level of Security

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 A.

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-AGP).

Proposed period of contract:

The proposed period of contract shall be from Contract award to 31 October 2025 with two (2) additional one (1) year option periods.

File Number: RFP 426

Contracting Authority: Beth Cooper

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