R -- Audit of Unified Financial Management System (UFMS)

The Food and Drug Administration intends to issue a sole source award to KIC Development, LLC (William Harris) to perform reconciliations and audits for the following accounts: Emergency Salary Advance (ESA); Travel Advances; Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) disbursements. Provide weekly reports to senior management on the status of these outstanding accounts and the efforts to recover these funds. Consolidate bi-weekly statistics on the number of completed audits and prepare reports to be distributed to the Office of Shared Services (OSS). In addition the contractor will serves as an expert consultant for the conversion to the new Integrated Time and Attendance System (ITAS) in which FDA plans to implement in 2008. Meet and coordinate with the Office of the Commissioner (OC) on the current roll-out plan for the ITAS system and assist with problem solving efforts to the current implementation plan. Assist with managing the pilot program and provide input to senior management and those responsible for the output of timekeeping data. William Harris has 30+ years of experience in government auditing services and direct experience with the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS). He has the combined knowledge of FDA?s auditing policy, financial system and accounts receivables and with federal experience. Award shall be in accordance with FAR Part 13; the effort is for approximately 600 hours/24 weeks. The proposed award is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiation with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice is issued for information purposes and not a request for competitive proposals. Any interested party should submit a statement of capabilities in sufficient detail to determine if the requirements of this synopsis can be met, no later than 15 days from the date of this announcement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contracts based on responses from this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be sent via email to [email protected]. No phone calls will be accepted.