CRUHSD AUDIT SERVICES RFP (2026-2027.01)

Location:	Arizona
Posted:	Apr 9, 2026
Due:	Apr 30, 2026
Agency:	Colorado River Union High School District 2
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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Request for Proposals No.

Proposal due date

District address

Colorado River Union High School District No. 2

Notice of Request For Proposals

RFP # 2026-2027.001

April 30, 2026

2251 Hwy 95, Building A

Bullhead City, AZ 86442

Time:

2:00 MST

In accordance with the School District Procurement Rules prescribed by the Arizona State Board of Education pursuant

to Arizona Revised Statutes §15-213, competitive sealed proposals for the following services will be received by

Colorado River Union High School District No. 2, at the address specified above until the time and date cited.

Annual financial audit(s) of financial transactions and accounts subject to the Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards

(Uniform Guidance) for the year(s) ending June 30, 2026 through June 20, 2028, and completion of the Uniform System

of Financial Records for Arizona School Districts Compliance Questionnaire.

Refer any questions regarding this Request for Proposals to:

Sueanne Moore, Director of Finance

smoore@cruhsd.org

(928) 758-3916 ext. 1405

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Date

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School District Administrator (signature)

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Colorado River Union High School District No. 2

Request for Proposals No. 2026-2027.001

Contents

Topic

Page

I. Purpose ................................................................................................................................................... 2

II. Nature of services required .................................................................................................................... 2

III. General information ............................................................................................................................... 2

IV. Proposal format ...................................................................................................................................... 5

V. Description of district and records to be audited .................................................................................. 6

VI. Report review, timing, and number of copies......................................................................................... 8

VII. Exit conference requirements ................................................................................................................. 9

VIII. Audit documentation .............................................................................................................................. 9

IX. Contractual arrangements ...................................................................................................................... 9

X. Right to reject........................................................................................................................................ 10

XI. Assistance available to audit firms........................................................................................................ 10

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I. Purpose

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to enter into a contract with a qualified Certified Public

Accountant to conduct an annual audit of financial transactions and accounts kept by or for the District, subject

to the Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles,

and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) for the 3 years ending June 30, 2028, and to

complete the Uniform System of Financial Records for Arizona School Districts (USFR) Compliance Questionnaire

(CQ). (If the audit periods extend beyond 1 year, include all audit periods in the RFP.) The District reserves the

right to suspend the provisions of the contract for any year in which the District expends less than the qualifying

amount of federal awards set forth in the Uniform Guidance.

II. Scope of services required

The selected audit firm will be required to perform an annual financial audit, in accordance with U.S. generally

accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards (GAS), issued by the Comptroller General of the

United States, and the Uniform Guidance and issue the reports required by those standards and the Uniform

Guidance. In addition, the audit firm must complete a USFR CQ.

Districts must comply with the USFR. To help determine whether districts are in compliance, the Arizona Auditor

General has developed the USFR CQ, which consists of a series of questions the District’s audit firm must

complete regarding requirements set forth in the USFR and Arizona Revised Statutes. The audit firm may obtain

a copy of the USFR CQ in the USFR Manual on the Arizona Auditor General website at www.azauditor.gov.

Changes in services

Changes in the scope, character, or complexity of the service may be negotiated if it is mutually agreed that

such changes are desirable and necessary. Such changes must be authorized in writing by the school district

and approved by the Arizona Auditor General, prior to the performance of the service.

III. General information

A. Mandatory qualifications

The following qualifications are mandatory for audit firms submitting proposals:

1. The auditors must be properly licensed certified public accountants or persons working for a licensed

certified public accounting firm according to GAS.

2. The audit firm must meet the independence requirements of GAS.

3. The audit firm must not have a record of substandard audit work for the last 2 years. The District

reserves the right to contact the Arizona State Board of Accountancy to verify the audit firm’s

credentials and the Arizona Auditor General to verify that the audit firm has not been debarred or

suspended or that such audit firm’s contracts are not routinely rejected for substandard audits.

4. The audit firm must have an external quality control review performed at least every 3 years in

accordance with GAS. The most recent external quality control review report must be included with

the proposal.

5. The audit firm must meet the continuing education requirements of GAS. Therefore, each auditor

responsible for planning, directing, conducting, or reporting on GAS audits should complete at least

80 hours of continuing education every 2 years. At least 20 hours should be completed in any 1 year

of the 2-year period. At least 24 of the 80 hours of continuing education should be completed in

subjects directly related to the government environment, government auditing, or the specific or

unique environment in which the District operates.

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B. Procedures and time frame for submitting proposals/awarding contract

Interested, qualified audit firms may submit a proposal to Colorado River Union High School District No. 2 at

the following address:

Colorado River Union High School District No. 2

2251 Highway 95, Building A

Bullhead City, AZ 86442

3 copies of the proposal are required. They should be prepared in accordance with the proposal format

requirements discussed in this RFP and packaged in such a manner that the outer wrapping clearly indicates

the RFP number and audit firm’s name and address.

The following dates will apply unless waived in writing by the District Governing Board:

1. A pre-proposal conference will not be held for these services. Any questions can be submitted to Mrs.

Sueanne Moore, Director of Finance, at smoore@cruhsd.org up to 14 days prior to the proposal due

date and responses will be made available to all audit firms.

2. Sealed proposals will be received until 2p.m., Mountain Standard Time, on April 30, 2026, at the

District address listed above. No proposals will be accepted after the time indicated. Proposals

received after the deadline will be stamped with time and date and returned unopened.

3. Proposals will be evaluated the week of April 30, 2026 Please have staff available at that time to

respond to questions.

4. Discussions with individual audit firms may be held to clarify proposals verbally or in writing.

If such discussions are held with any or all audit firms, all audit firms will be notified that a best and

final offer may be submitted by May 4, 2026. The best and final offer provides the opportunity for

audit firms to revise their proposals, including the fee for the services, based on additional information

gathered during the verbal discussions and documented as required by AAC R72-1047(C). If a best and

final offer is not submitted, the previous offer will be construed as the best and final offer.

5. Contract award is expected to be made on or before May 7, 2026. The contract will be awarded on

the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications to perform the required services at fair and

reasonable compensation. However, after the audit firm is selected, the Arizona Auditor General will

review the proposed contract and approve or disapprove it in accordance with A.R.S. §§15-914(E)

and 41-1279.21(A)(4), and Arizona Administrative Code R4-44-117. Only upon approval of the

proposed contract by the Arizona Auditor General will the contract be signed by the school district

administrator and the selected audit firm.

The District will inform each audit firm that submitted a proposal, in writing, whether the proposal

was accepted or rejected.

6. Audit work may begin as soon as the Arizona Auditor General approves the proposed contract. Audit

work must be completed by December 31st after the end of each fiscal year.

7. A preliminary draft of the reports should be completed and an exit conference held no later than

December 31st after the end of each fiscal year.

8. The final reports should be submitted to the District no later than January 15th after the end of each

fiscal year.

Cost and price information provided in the proposal will be held confidential and will not be disclosed to

competing audit firms prior to selection of the audit firm. All information and proposals submitted by

offerors will be made available for public inspection following the award of the contract.

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C. Review of proposals and evaluation criteria

The District and any outside experts the District considers necessary will evaluate the proposals. A point

formula will be used during the review process to score proposals. If several proposals are very closely

ranked, the District may arrange for oral discussions with the audit firms to assist in making the selection.

Proposals will be evaluated using 3 sets of criteria—mandatory, technical, and cost criteria. Audit firms

meeting the mandatory criteria will have their proposals evaluated and scored for both technical and cost

criteria. The following represents the principal selection criteria that will be considered during the evaluation

process:

1. Mandatory criteria

a. The audit firm is independent and properly licensed.

b. The audit firm’s professional staff have received the required continuing

professional education within the preceding 2 years.

c. The audit firm submitted its most recent external quality control review

report and has a record of quality audit work.

2. Technical criteria

a. Responsiveness of the proposal in clearly stating an understanding of

the audit services to be performed, including:

1. Comprehensiveness of audit work plan

2. Realistic time estimates of each major segment of the work plan

and the estimated number of hours of each staff level

b. Technical experience of the audit firm

1. Auditing Arizona school districts

2. Auditing governments

3. Auditing computerized systems

4. Auditing federal programs

c. Qualifications of staff

1. Qualifications of supervisory staff and of the audit team

performing field work

2. General direction and supervision to be exercised over the audit

team by the audit firm’s management

d. Size and structure of the audit firm, considering the scope of the audit

3. Cost criteria

Technical and cost criteria—maximum points

Points

possible

100

Cost is a factor in awarding the contract; however, only those proposals that meet all the mandatory criteria

in the RFP will be given consideration. The contract will not be awarded solely on the basis of cost.

After a composite technical score for each audit firm has been established, the sealed cost proposal will be

opened and additional points will be added to the technical score based on the proposed price. The

maximum score for price will be assigned to the audit firm offering the lowest price, and proportional scores

will be assigned to the other audit firms.

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