The Office of the Senate Ethics Officer is seeking to establish a contract for the audit of financial statements, as defined in Annex “A” - Statement of Work, for three (3) years from the date of contract award, with the option to renew for up to two (2) additional one-year periods. The Bidder’s audit team must be able to provide services to the SEO in either English or French. However, all final documentation must be provided in both official languages and meet the Advanced language proficiency level as described in Annex “C” Language Proficiency. Enquiries regarding this RFP must be received by e-mail at: P••••••••@•••.••••.••.ca by the contracting authority, no later than August 28, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered. Bidders should reference as accurately as possible the numbered item of the bid solicitation to which the enquiry relates. Care should be taken by Bidders to explain each question in sufficient detail in order to enable the Office of the Senate Ethics Officer to provide an accurate answer. Enquiries that are of a proprietary nature must be clearly marked “proprietary” at each relevant item. Items identified as “proprietary” will be treated as such except where the Office of the Senate Ethics Officer determines that the enquiry is not of a proprietary nature. The Office of the Senate Ethics Officer may edit the question(s) or may request that the Bidder do so, in order that the proprietary nature of the question(s) is eliminated, and the enquiry can be answered to all Bidders. Enquiries not submitted in a form that can be distributed to all Bidders may not be answered by the Office of the Senate Ethics Officer. To ensure the equality of information among Bidder, answers to enquiries which are relevant to the RFSO will be provided to all Bidders by simultaneously posting responses to CanadaBuys without revealing the sources of the inquiry.
