10078402 - Professional Audit Support Services (PASS) Stream 5: External Audit

Professional Audit Support Services (PASS) Requirement

The Request For Proposal (RFP) #10078402 is issued under the framework of the Professional Audit Support Services Supply Arrangement (PASS-SA) and is open only to Supply Arrangement Holders qualified under Stream 5 External Audit in all required resource categories, security level and in the National Capital Region.

The pre-qualified suppliers are as follows:
Aniko Consultants Inc., Samson & Associes-CPA Consultation Inc.
ANTARES PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
BDO Canada LLP
Collins Barrow Ottawa LLP
Deloitte LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
KPMG LLP
MNP LLP
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.
Samson & Associés CPA/Consultation Inc.
Welch LLP.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) document will be e-mailed by the contracting authority, directly to the pre-qualified suppliers above mentioned, who are invited to bid on this requirement.

Description of the Requirement:
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) seeks to establish a contract under the Professional Audit Support Services (PASS) Supply Arrangement, under stream 5 external audit for services to conduct the Annual Financial attest audit of the Financial Report of Administrative Costs Charged to the Canada Pension Plan Account by PWGSC. The work requires a licensed public accounting firm to express an opinion as to the fairness of information contained in the specified Financial Report and an in-depth knowledge of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada’s generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) and Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Proposed period of Contract:
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to December 31, 2024, inclusive.

Canada may exercise its option to extend the term of the Contract by up to 4 additional 1 year periods under the same conditions.

Security Requirement:
The Contractor must hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), and approved Document Safeguarding Capability at the level of PROTECTED B, issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
The Contractor personnel must EACH hold a valid Reliability status granted or approved by the CSP, PWGSC.

The Professional audit support services (PASS) Method of Supply is subject to quarterly refresh cycles.
The request for supply arrangement (RFSA) solicitation for the PASS quarterly refreshes (E60ZQ-180001/D) is posted on the CanadaBuys website. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact tpsgc.paspsvaaauthorite-appasssaauthority.pwgsc@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca