450 - RFP 450: Stream 1, Financial Audit – Information Technology Audit Specialists

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: suppliers@oag-bvg.gc.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/tender-notice/cb-4734-12859618.