External Assessment of Internal Audit and Evaluation Services

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Associated Documents:

The Request for Proposal (RFP) documents attached in the Solicitation documents section below have been deleted as they will be e-mailed directly, from the contracting officer, to the qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. If you have any questions, please contact the contracting officer.

DESCRIPTON:

This requirement is for: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under the Professional Audit and Support Services (PASS) Supply Arrangement E60ZQ-180001/XXX/ZQ.

The Professional Services are required from the following Stream:
Stream 2: Internal Audit Quality Assessments

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

1. A Hundred Answers Inc.
2. BDO Canada LLP
3. Deloitte LLP
4. Ernst & Young LLP
5. MNP LLP
6. Orbis Risk Consulting Inc.
7. Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
8. QMR Staffing Solutions Incorporated
9. Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.
10. Samson & Associes CPA/Consultation Inc.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Audit, Evaluation, and Risk Branch (AERB) requires the services of a qualified, independent assessment team to conduct a full external assessment of the CRA internal audit and evaluation functions following IIA Standards and CRA Internal Audit and Evaluation Policies, covering the two year period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020.

Proposed period of contract:

The CRA seeks to establish 1 contract. The period of the contract will be for up to six months from contract award. The contract will contain irrevocable option to extend the term of the contract by one additional one year period under the same conditions.

Security Requirement:

The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Security Clearance at the level of RELIABILITY, with approved Document Safeguarding at the Protected B level.

Applicable Trade Agreements:
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) and the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA).

Submission of Proposals:

Bidders are to submit proposals delivered to the Canada Revenue Agency Bid Receiving Unit address indicated below by the time and date indicated on RFP Page 1. Bids must be submitted to the following address:

Canada Revenue Agency

Bid Receiving Unit

Ottawa Technology Centre

Receiving Dock

875 Heron Road

Room D-95

Ottawa, ON

K1A 1A2

Telephone No: (613) 941-1618

Communication Contact:

To ensure the integrity of this process, enquiries and other communications regarding the solicitation must be directed ONLY to the following:

Stephanie Riley

Tel: 343-553-0646

Email　:　stephanie.riley@cra-arc.gc.ca