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Office of the Auditor General (OAG)

DDP 450 : Volet 1, Audit financiers – Spécialistes en audit des technologies de l'information

Supply arrangement
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
January 8, 2026
Published
December 9, 2025
Type
Services
Explore similarFinancial and Insurance Services
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Samson & Associates CPA/Consulting Inc.
Contract value
CAD $185K
Award date
2026-02-13
Supplier location
Gatineau, Quebec
RFP against Supply Arrangement

Full description

Solicitation amendment 001 was raised to provide answers to Bidders questions in relation to this solicitation, and to modify the solicitation closing date to 8 January 2026, 14:00 Eastern Time.
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Request for Proposal # 450: Stream 1, Financial Audit – Information Technology Audit Specialists

This requirement is open only to those Audit and Related Services Supply Arrangement (SA) Holders who qualified under Stream 1 – Financial Audit under the SA369 series of SAs. The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a bid:

1. Aniko Consultants Inc., Samson & Associates CPA/Consultation Inc. in Joint-Venture
2. BDO Canada LLP
3. Deloitte LLP
4. Ernst & Young LLP
5. KPMG LLP
6. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
7. Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc.
8. Samson & Associates CPA/Consulting Inc.
9. Welch LLP

Description of Requirement:

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) conducts independent audits and studies that provide objective information, advice and assurance to Parliament, territorial legislatures, boards of Crown corporations, government and Canadians. The OAG’s head office is located in Ottawa, and its four regional offices are located in Vancouver, Edmonton, Montréal and Halifax.

The OAG requires the professional services of a Contractor to assist the OAG IT audit team in conducting the IT audit work related to the annual financial audit in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and OAG audit and documentation standards. Specifically, the OAG requires three resources: one Audit Consultant - Manager, one Audit Consultant – Senior Auditor and one Audit Consultant – Auditor to perform the work.

This requirement is intended to result in one (1) contract.

Level of Security:

Resource Minimum Security Level Required - Reliability

The work performed under this Contract will be at the Reliability Status and the deliverables associated with the completion of the work detailed in this document will be up to Protected B.

Applicable Trade Agreements:

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement, the Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Canada–Panama Free Trade Agreement, the Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement, the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement, and the World Trade Organization–Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA).

Proposed period of contract:

The proposed period of contract shall be from 12 January 2026 to 30 June 2026.

File Number: RFP 450
Contracting Authority: Beth Cooper
E-Mail: s••••••••@•••••••.••.ca

Note: The Audit and Related Services Request for Supply Arrangement is an ongoing opportunity for qualification solicitation. For suppliers who wish to find out how they can become a qualified supply arrangement holder, please see the ongoing opportunity for qualification solicitation posted on CanadaBuys: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities/…

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Basic information

Reference
cb-653-19511997
Solicitation no.
450
Buyer
Office of the Auditor General (OAG)
Notice type
RFP against Supply Arrangement
Method
Competitive - Selective tendering
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 84000000 — Financial and Insurance Services

Delivery & regions

Regions of delivery
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Contract term
January 12, 2026 → June 30, 2026

Key dates

Published
December 9, 2025
Closes
January 8, 2026
Amendment no.
003

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Ernst & Young LLP
    3 contracts won· latest February 20, 2026
    CAD $537.9K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Samson & Associates CPA/Consultation Inc
    2 contracts won· latest May 28, 2026
    CAD $130.4K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Deloitte LLP
    1 contract won· latest February 27, 2026
    CAD $496.7K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    KPMG LLP
    1 contract won· latest May 25, 2026
    CAD $65.3K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Samson & Associates CPA/Consultation Inc.
    1 contract won· latest June 9, 2026
    CAD $61.7K
    total awarded

Ernst & Young LLP is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.

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