Financial and Compliance Audit RFP# 2024-0022
Release Date: Feb. 21, 2024
ELECTRONIC-ONLY PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:
The purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiations for the procurement of a financial and compliance audit. The Early Childhood Education and Care Department (“ECECD” or the Agency) is requesting proposals from qualified firms that have demonstrated past excellence and knowledge in providing financial and compliance audits to state agencies.
ECECD is seeking a contractor to conduct a financial and compliance audit for applicable statements and schedules of the Agency and other financial and compliance audit services as further described in Section IV.A for the period from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, with the option to extend for two successive one-year terms based on the cost stated in the original proposal. This procurement will result in a contractual agreement between two parties; the procurement may ONLY be used by those two parties exclusively.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
| Action | Responsible Party | Due Date |
| 1. Issue RFP | ECECD | Feb. 21, 2024 |
| 2. Acknowledgement of Receipt Form | Potential Offerors | March 4, 2024 |
| 4. Deadline to submit Written Questions |
Potential Offerors | March 6, 2024 |
| 5. Response to Written Questions |
ECECD | March 8, 2024 |
| 6. Submission of Proposal | Potential Offerors | March 22, 2024 |
Dates below are subject to change
| 7. Proposal Evaluation | Evaluation Committee | March 25-29, 2024 |
| 8. Selection of Finalists | Evaluation Committee | April 1, 2024 |
| 9. Finalize Contract Agreement | ECECD/Finalist Offerors | April 8-12, 2024 |
| 10. Contract Awards | ECECD/Finalist Offerors | Approval by Contract Review Bureau (CRB) |
| 11. Protest Deadline | ECECD | 15 days after awarding of contract. |
PROCUREMENT MANAGER:
ECECD has assigned a Procurement Manager who is responsible for the conduct of this procurement whose name, telephone number and Email address are listed below:
Name: Marlene Acosta, Procurement Manager
Telephone: 505-660-9273
Email: ececd.rfa@ececd.nm.gov
Any inquiries or requests regarding this procurement should be submitted, in writing, to the Procurement Manager. Other state employees or Evaluation Committee members do not have the authority to respond on behalf of the ECECD.