PASS SA ISED 186335 - 8. Recipient/Contribution Agreement Audit

AMENDMENT #3

This amendment is needed to add Question 15 and to add the Amendment #2 document to this NPP. This amendment is also needed to extend the end date of the Request for Proposal from October 10th, 2017 to October 13th, 2017.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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AMENDMENT #2

This amendment is needed to add Question 14 to this NPP.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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AMENDMENT #1

This amendment is needed to add a travel budget, to add Q&A 1-13 and extend the end date of the RFP.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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Professional Audit Support Services (PASS) Requirement

This requirement is for: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZQ-140002 02 who qualified for the following category: 8. Recipient and Contribution Agreement Audit Services:

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal.

Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc.

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

BDO Canada LLP

Deloitte LLP

Ernst & Young LLP

KPMG LLP

MNP LLP

Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.

Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation Inc

Samuel C. Young Professional Corporation, Douglas G. Kroetsch Professional Corporation, Joseph Y. Man Professional Corporation

Serge Lavallée. André Loyer, Michel Coulombe, et

Spearhead Management Canada Ltd.

Welch LLP

Description of the Requirement:

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s (ISED) Connecting Canadian’s Branch (CCB) within the Digital Transformation Service Sector requires external audit services to conduct on-site recipient audits under both the CCP and CTI Programs. The purpose of these recipient audits is to determine with reasonable assurance that funds provided to recipients are used against eligible costs to accomplish program activities, as outlined in their respective funding contribution agreements.

The objectives and expected outcomes of these audits are:

• to provide assurance that funds disbursed to the recipient under the terms and conditions of their contribution agreement have been used for the intended purpose
• to express an audit opinion that all claimed expenditures are in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined the contribution agreement(s)
• to verify that funds provided under the CCP and CTI Programs are managed independently from other projects/programs and that adequate financial controls and accounting processes are used.

Recipient audits will focus mainly on the review of expenses claimed and financial control. The rationale for the targeted focus is that in-house engineers conduct extensive work throughout the project life cycle to verify that performance objectives defined in the contribution agreement are being achieved. Through this work the program ensures that infrastructure is built to the specifications identified in the terms of the contribution and meets the speed requirements and broadband coverage objectives of the program.

CCB wants to engage the professional services of experienced auditors through Public Works and Government Services Canada’s Professional Audit Support Services Supply Arrangement, Stream 8: Recipient/Contribution Agreement Audit. The following are the minimum mandatory qualifications and experience requirements that must be met by the Contractor’s personnel identified under each applicable resource category for work to be performed under this stream.

It is expected that a team of resources will be required to complete the work but for evaluation purposes, Bidders are required to propose:

* one (1) Project Manager / Leader; and

* one Senior Auditor

Who will be included as part of the resources team for each recipient audit that will be conducted under this stream.

Level of Security Requirement:

Reliability

Resource Minimum Security Level Required:

Reliability

Applicable Trade Agreements:

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Associated Documents:

Request for Proposal (RFP) document

Proposed period of contract:

The proposed period of contract shall be from contract award to March 31, 2018 plus three (3) optional one (1) year period.

File Number: ISED 186335

Contracting Authority: Stephanie Cleroux

Phone Number: 343-291-1358

E-Mail: stephanie.cleroux2@canada.ca