External Auditor

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Bid Title: External Auditor
Issuing Agency: Education Service Center, Region 2
Location: Texas
Published Date: Mar 7, 2025
Closing Date: May 23, 2025
Government Level: State & Local
Status: Closed
Ref. #: Q21-0000007
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Type Request for Qualifications

Status Issued

Number Q21-0000007 (External Auditor)

Issue Date & Time 3/7/2025 08:00:02 AM (CT)

Close Date & Time 5/23/2025 10:00:00 AM (CT)

Question Cut Off Date 3/31/2025 10:00:00 AM (CT)

Notes
Education Service Center, Region 2 is soliciting request for qualifications from professional firms (“Respondents”) for the selection of External Auditor Services at the ESC2 building, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and requirements set forth in the Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”).
Purpose and Background

The Education Service Center Region 2 (ESC2) is soliciting proposals from qualified certified public accounting firms (hereinafter “Firm”) to perform our annual audit, issue opinions on the related financial statements and provide other auditing services as described within this Request for Qualifications for fiscal years ending September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, with the ESC2 retaining the exclusive option to extend the agreement resulting from this solicitation for four additional one-year periods. The external audit will include evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. The external audit will also include tests of ESC2 compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant management.

“External Audit Services”, as used herein, shall refer to all those services outlined in Section II:

Service Requirements Information for Vendors.

This RFQ represents a competitive process, which is designed to facilitate an open and fair opportunity for qualified firms to offer their services for consideration. This competitive RFQ process will provide the ESC2 with the flexibility to select the Firm whose proposal is deemed most advantageous for the ESC2 and to negotiate with such Firm to arrive at a mutually agreeable contract. The purpose of this RFQ is to establish parameters within which the Firm is to provide Audit Services. The ESC2 reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Proposals and to re-solicit for proposals, as it shall deem to be in the ESC2’s best interests. Receipt and consideration of any Proposal(s) shall, under no circumstance, obligate the ESC2 to accept any proposal(s). If an award of contract is made, it shall be made to the responsible Firm whose Proposal is determined to be the best evaluated offer taking into consideration the relative importance of the evaluation factors set forth in the RFQ.

Contact Information

Name Sherri Fitzpatrick

Address 209 N Water Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401 USA

Phone (361) 561-8481

Fax

Email sherri.fitzpatrick@esc2.us

Bid Attachments

File Name Description File Size

ESC2 General Terms and Conditions.pdf
ESC2 General Terms and Conditions.pdf
254 KB 310500 4526594

AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS FAMILY CODE PROVISION.pdf
Affidavit of Compliance with Texas Family Code Provision 103 KB 310500 4201812

REQUIRED Contract Provision for Non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federal Awards.pdf
Contract Provision for Non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federal Awards 169 KB 310500 4201815

W9 2024.pdf
W9 2024.pdf

137 KB 310500 6488666

CIQ Form 1295.pdf
CIQ Form 1295.pdf
51 KB 310500 2818797

External Auditor RFQ Reference Page.docx
External Auditor RFQ Reference Page.docx
13 KB 310500 4526577

Q21-0000007 External Auditor RFQ Matrix.xlsx
Q21-0000007 External Auditor RFQ Matrix.xlsx

79 KB 310500 6488837

Q21-0000007 External Auditor RFQ Timeline.pdf
Q21-0000007 External Auditor RFQ Timeline.pdf

76 KB 310500 6488689

Q21-0000007 External Auditor RFQ.docx
Q21-0000007 External Auditor RFQ.docx

60 KB 310500 6490098
Commodity Codes: NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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Type	Request for Qualifications
Status	Issued
Number	Q21-0000007 (External Auditor)
Issue Date & Time	3/7/2025 08:00:02 AM (CT)
Close Date & Time	5/23/2025 10:00:00 AM (CT)
Question Cut Off Date	3/31/2025 10:00:00 AM (CT)
Notes	Education Service Center, Region 2 is soliciting request for qualifications from professional firms (“Respondents”) for the selection of External Auditor Services at the ESC2 building, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and requirements set forth in the Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”). Purpose and Background The Education Service Center Region 2 (ESC2) is soliciting proposals from qualified certified public accounting firms (hereinafter “Firm”) to perform our annual audit, issue opinions on the related financial statements and provide other auditing services as described within this Request for Qualifications for fiscal years ending September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, with the ESC2 retaining the exclusive option to extend the agreement resulting from this solicitation for four additional one-year periods. The external audit will include evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. The external audit will also include tests of ESC2 compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant management. “External Audit Services”, as used herein, shall refer to all those services outlined in Section II: Service Requirements Information for Vendors. This RFQ represents a competitive process, which is designed to facilitate an open and fair opportunity for qualified firms to offer their services for consideration. This competitive RFQ process will provide the ESC2 with the flexibility to select the Firm whose proposal is deemed most advantageous for the ESC2 and to negotiate with such Firm to arrive at a mutually agreeable contract. The purpose of this RFQ is to establish parameters within which the Firm is to provide Audit Services. The ESC2 reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Proposals and to re-solicit for proposals, as it shall deem to be in the ESC2’s best interests. Receipt and consideration of any Proposal(s) shall, under no circumstance, obligate the ESC2 to accept any proposal(s). If an award of contract is made, it shall be made to the responsible Firm whose Proposal is determined to be the best evaluated offer taking into consideration the relative importance of the evaluation factors set forth in the RFQ.

Name	Sherri Fitzpatrick
Address	209 N Water Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401 USA
Phone	(361) 561-8481
Fax
Email	sherri.fitzpatrick@esc2.us

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