Opportunities for Services
FI$Cal Control Review, RFP No. 22-01
In this Request for Proposals (RFP), the California State Auditor (State Auditor) solicits qualified and independent proposers who will conduct an information systems general controls review (control review) of the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal). The services requested through this RFP will encompass fiscal years ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023. The State Auditor may exercise an option to extend the contract to include a third fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
The control review will address the design and operating effectiveness of all relevant controls, as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Statements on Auditing Standards (AU-C section 315), to determine whether they can effectively prevent, or detect and correct, errors or fraud that could result in material misstatements to the State of California’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). The State Auditor will rely upon the results of the control review to determine the nature, timing, and extent of further planned audit procedures during its financial audit of the State’s ACFR.
Notice of Amendment
This notice announces Amendment No. 2 for RFP 22-01 Information Systems Controls Review of FI$Cal. All other terms and conditions of the RFP remain unchanged.
- Section III. Proposal Requirements and Information, A. Key Action Dates
Interested parties are invited to review and respond to RFP No. 22-01 Amendment No. 2 Information Systems Controls Review of FI$Cal (Revised February 10, 2022). Key Action Dates in Amendment 2 supersede the dates in RFP No. 22-01 Amendment No. 1 Information Systems Controls Review of FI$Cal (Revised January 24, 2022), and FI$Cal Control Review, RFP No. 22-01, released December 29, 2021.
All Questions and Answers are posted.
Notice of Intent to Award RFP 22-01 (posted February 23, 2022)
The Key Action Dates for RFP No. 22-01 (Revised February 10, 2022):
| Action | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Release of Request for Proposals | December 29, 2021 | |
| Questions Due | 4:00 p.m. | January 14, 2022 |
| Optional Intent to Bid Postcard/Letter/Email | 4:00 p.m. | January 14, 2022 |
| Questions and Answers Posted | 4:00 p.m. | January 24, 2022 |
| Proposals Due | 9:00 a.m. | February 7, 2022 |
| Opening of Proposals | 10:00 a.m. | February 7, 2022 |
| Evaluation Period Interviews, if applicable | February 7-22, 2022 | |
| Notice of Intent to Award Posted In Lobby of State Auditor's Office and on Website | 4:00 p.m. | February 23, 2022 |
| Protest Period | February 24-March 2, 2022 | |
| Contract Award and Execution | March 2, 2022 | |
| Contract Work Begins | March 7, 2022 |
In the opinion of the California State Auditor, this RFP is complete and without need of explanation. However, if you have questions, or should you need any clarifying information, the contact person for this RFP is:
Ms. Jamie Cummings, Business Services Analyst
California State Auditor
621 Capitol Mall, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-0255
Email: proposals@auditor.ca.gov
Please note that no verbal information given will be binding upon the California State Auditor unless such information is issued in writing as an official addendum.
If you would like an alternate format, please email proposals@auditor.ca.gov.
