Request for Proposals – Professional Audit Services

General Information:

Oregon Workforce Partnership is soliciting proposals from qualified certified public accounting firms to provide audit and tax preparation services. The anticipated contract period for this engagement will be for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, with an option to extend for subsequent fiscal years. These audits are to be performed in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards; the standards set forth for financial audits in the Government Auditing Standards (2018) issued by the General Accounting Office (GAO); and the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 2 CFR 200 requirements.

There is no expressed or implied obligation for Oregon Workforce Partnership to reimburse firms for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this request.

To be considered, email your proposal to finance@oregonworkforcepartnership.org by 2:00 PM, on Friday, February 28, 2025. Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance by the respondent of the conditions contained in this Request for Proposals (RFP) unless clearly and specifically noted in the proposal submitted and confirmed in the agreement between Oregon Workforce Partnership and the firm selected. Oregon Workforce Partnership reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted.

Oregon Workforce Partnership will evaluate all proposals submitted and reserves the right to request additional information or clarification from responding firms, or to allow corrections of errors or omissions, when it may serve Oregon Workforce Partnership’s best interest.

It is anticipated the preliminary selection of a firm will be completed by March 21, 2025. It is expected an agreement will be executed between the parties no later than April 30, 2025.

Oregon Workforce Partnership was established by the Local Workforce Investment Boards of the State of Oregon as a 501(c)(3) non-profit to promote collaboration and shared advocacy among the members. Oregon Workforce Partnership’s Board of Directors is made up of the Executive Directors of the state’s nine (9) Workforce Boards.