Ongoing Opportunity to Qualify - Audit and Related Services

AMENDMENT 005 - RESPONSES TO SUPPLIER'S QUESTIONS AND MODIFY ARTICLES AS DESCRIBED IN THE DOCUMENT ENCLOSED HEREIN AMENDMENT 004 - ADDITION OF STREAM 6 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS AUDIT AND RELATED SERVICES AMENDMENT 003 - RESPONSES TO SUPPLIER'S QUESTIONS AND MODIFY ARTICLES AS DESCRIBED IN THE DOCUMENT ENCLOSED HEREIN AMENDMENT 002 - MODIFY ARTICLES AS DESCRIBED IN THE DOCUMENT ENCLOSED HEREIN AMENDMENT 001 - CORRECTION TO CONTRACTING AUTHRORITY EMAIL IN THE CONTACT INFORMATION TAB BID SOLICITATION FOR SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUDIT AND RELATED SERVICES (ARS) FOR THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF CANADA This is a request to solicit bids for Supply Arrangements (SAs) to satisfy the Office of the Auditor General of Canada’s (OAG) requirement for the provision of Audit and Related Services (ARS) to locations throughout Canada, excluding any locations in areas subject to any of the Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements. Suppliers capable of meeting the requirements of this solicitation are invited to submit an arrangement. This document will serve to refresh the SAs in place for the provision of ARS and to maintain the current SAs awarded under SA369. Existing Suppliers are not required to re-qualify for any categories for which they already have a SA although they must otherwise comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation. Audit and Related Services includes the following streams of services: Stream 1- Financial Audit: providing assurance services on financial statements Stream 2 - Data Analytics: providing services for assurance level evidence in support of audit through analysis of data Stream 3 - Financial Instruments Audit and Related Consulting Services: providing services which include valuation, Presentation and Disclosures of Financial Instruments and Derivatives Sub-Stream 3A –Financial Instruments Valuation Sub-Stream 3B – Private Market Valuation Sub-Stream 3C – Financial Instruments and Derivatives Presentation and Disclosures Stream 4 - Actuarial Services: providing services of assistance on auditing insurance liabilities and/or employee benefit liabilities Sub-Stream 4A - Audit Conclusion on Insurance policy liabilities Sub-Stream 4B - Audit Conclusion on Employee Benefits Stream 5 - Special Examination: providing services of assurance on operating effectiveness of systems and practices under audit Stream 6 - Information Technology and Systems Audit and Related Services This RFSA describes the process by which a supplier may be selected for recommendation of a supply arrangement. Arrangements will be evaluated on a stream and sub-stream basis. Each responsive arrangement will be recommended for the issuance of a SA for the streams or sub-streams being applied for according to the conditions identified in Part 6 – Supply Arrangement and Resulting Contract Clauses. The Supply Arrangement has no defined end-date and will remain valid until such time as Canada no longer considers it to be advantageous to use it.