RFP-2026.02 - Audit Services

Location:	South Carolina
Posted:	Mar 10, 2026
Agency:	Lexington County School District 4
Type of Contract:	Awards
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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Lexington School

District Four

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Solicitation Number: RFP-2026.02

Date Issued: 1/22/2026

Procurement Contact: Shelley Allen

E-Mail Address: sallen@lexington4.net

DESCRIPTION:

AUDIT SERVICES

The Term "Offer" Means Your "Bid" or "Proposal". Your offer must be submitted in a sealed package. Solicitation Number & Opening

Date must appear on package exterior. See "Submitting Your Offer" provision.

SUBMIT YOUR SEALED OFFER TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS BELOW:

PHYSICAL/MAILING ADDRESS:

Lexington School District Four

607 E 5ᵗʰ Street, Swansea, SC 29160

Emailed Responses/Offers will NOT be accepted.

# of Copies to be Submitted

Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference, if applicable

Last Date for Submission of Questions

Offer Due

Anticipated Intent to Award Date (subject to change)

Five (5) bound copies

N/A

2/6/2026 at 11:30 am

2/23/2026 at 11:30 am

The timing & sequence of events resulting from this IFB/RFP may vary and will ultimately be determined by Lexington School District Four.

The award, notice of this solicitation, any amendments, and any related notices will be posted at the following web address:

https://www.lex4.org/page/purchasing

NAME OF OFFEROR (Vendor Name):(full legal name of business submitting offer)

NAME & TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZING OFFER:

(Person must be authorized to submit binding offer to contract on behalf of Offeror.)

INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING OFFEROR’S NAME: Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity

identified as the Offeror. The entity named as the offeror must be a single and distinct legal entity. Do not use the name of a branch office or a

division of a larger entity if the branch or division is not a separate legal entity, i.e., a separate corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.

STATE OF INCORPORATION

(If you are a corporation, identify the state of incorporation.)

HOME OFFICE ADDRESS (Address for offeror's home office / principal

place of business)

TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NO.

NOTICE ADDRESS (Address to which all procurement and contract related

notices should be sent.) (See "Notice" clause)

Area Code:

Number:

E-Mail Address:

Extension:

Other:

PAYMENT ADDRESS (Address to which payments will be sent.) (See

"Payment" clause)

ORDER ADDRESS (Address to which purchase orders will be sent) (See

"Purchase Orders and "Contract Documents" clauses)

Payment Address same as Home Office Address

Payment Address same as Notice Address (check only one)

Order Address same as Home Office Address

Order Address same as Notice Address (check only one)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

Offerors acknowledges receipt of amendments by indicating amendment number and its date of issue. (See "Amendments to Solicitation" Provision)

Amendment No.

Amendment Issue Amendment No. Amendment Issue Amendment No. Amendment Issue Amendment No.

Date

Amendment Issue Date

I certify that this offer is made without prior understanding, agreement, or connections with any

corporation, firm or person submitting an offer for the same services, materials, supplies, or equipment,

and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud.

I hereby agree to all terms and conditions outlined in this document, confirm that my offer will remain

valid for 90 days, and certify that I have the authority to sign on behalf of the offeror.

Authorized Signature:

Name (typed or printed):

Title:

Email:

OFFEROR MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED & SIGNED COPY OF THIS FORM (PAGE 1 & 2) WITH

OFFER PACKAGE.

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LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR (“the District”)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Auditing Services

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Summary

The purpose of this solicitation (Request for Proposal “RFP”) is to receive competitive proposals to provide

Auditing Services consistent with the terms and conditions below. In accordance with the District’s Procurement

Code, the Board has exempted Certified Public Accountants from the District’s purchasing procedures.

Therefore, this solicitation and resulting award are not subject to protest.

These services are for the financial audit of the district’s annual financial report for the fiscal years ending 2026,

2027 and 2028. All proposals must be submitted in a sealed package marked Lexington Four Audit Services.

1.2 Contact Information

Procurement Contact:

Shelley Allen

Chief Financial Officer

Email: sallen@lexington4.net

1.3 Timeline

Date Issued:

Question Submission Deadline:

Submit Offer By:

January 22, 2026

February 6, 2026, 11:30am

February 23, 2026, 11:30am

1.4 District Profile

1. The following information is related to the 2024-2025 financial statements (as reported in the fund

financial statements for FY 24-25):

Fund

Expenditures

General Fund

Special Revenue - Special Projects

Special Revenue - EIA

Debt Service

Capital Projects

Proprietary

41,072,139

7,587,289

1,537,180

5,139,738

2,630,671

3,131,739

61,098,756

Background

The School District is one of five school districts in Lexington County (the “County”), which is located in the

center of the State, in the southeastern portion of the County. The District encompasses a land area of

approximately 109 square miles and includes within its boundaries the Towns of Gaston and Swansea. The

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School District is bounded on the north by Brookland-Cayce School District No. 2, on the east by Calhoun County

School District, on the south by Orangeburg County School District, and on the west by Aiken County School

District and School District No. 1 of Lexington County. The School District is located approximately 20 miles

from the City of Columbia, the State capital, and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area, comprising

Richland, Lexington, Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw and Saluda Counties.

The School District operates one early childhood center (grades Pre-K through Kindergarten), one primary school

(grades 1-2), one elementary school (grades 3-4), one intermediate school (grades 5-6), one middle school (grades

7-8), one freshman academy (grade 9), and one high school (grades 10-12).

Financial Information

The District has four major governmental funds consisting of the General Fund, Special Revenue Fund (this is

divided between Special Revenue-Special Projects and Special Revenue-Education Improvement Act), Capital

Projects Fund, and Debt Service Fund. The Food Service Fund is treated as a proprietary fund type. (Pupil

Activity funds are centralized and accounted for as Special Revenue-Special Projects.)

Political Information

The Lexington County School District Four Board of Trustees is a seven-member body elected by the public.

2. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

2.1 Addendum(s) to Solicitation

The solicitation may be amended at any time prior to opening. Addenda notifications will be posted to the district

website. All actual and prospective offerors should monitor the district website, as failure of any offeror to receive

any such addenda or interpretation shall not relieve such offeror from any obligation under their offer as

submitted. Acknowledgement of Amendments should be completed on page 2 of the required submission cover

page.

2.2 Award Notification

Notice regarding any award, cancellation of award, or extension of award will be posted to the district website

and electronically distributed to all offerors who submitted.

2.3 Drug-Free Work Place Certification

By submitting an Offer, Offeror certifies that, if awarded a contract, Contractor will comply with all applicable

provisions of The Drug-Free Workplace Act, Title 44, Chapter 107 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as

amended.

2.4 Elaboration and Clarification

If you do not ask questions or clarify any assumptions, the District will assume that you agree with and understand

the requirements in the solicitation. If, after examination of the various terms and conditions and requirements of

this document, the Offeror believes there are any terms and conditions or requirements which remain unclear or

which restrict competition, the Offeror must request, in writing, that the District clarify the terms(s) and

condition(s) and requirement(s) specified by the Respondent. The Offeror must provide applicable Section(s),

Subsection(s), Paragraph(s), and page number(s) that identify the conditions or requirements questioned, in

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writing, on or before February 6, 2026 by 11:30 am. All requests for interpretation of the bid documents shall

be submitted in writing to Justin Newton, the Chief Operations Officer at justinnewton@lexington4.net. Email

is the required method for submitting questions with “Questions: RFP 2026.02-Auditing Services” as the subject

of the email. All questions and answers will be posted anonymously on the District’s procurement website as an

addendum at the close of the Q&A period.

The District may ask any or all respondents to elaborate or clarify specific points or portions of their response.

Clarification may take the form of written responses to questions or meetings to discuss the solicitation and/or

the participant’s response.

No questions may be directed to or contacts made with members of the School Board, Superintendent, or

any District staff not identified in this solicitation as points of contacts during the period of time that this

solicitation is made public until the final selection is made. Violation of this prohibition will be subject to

disqualification of the Respondent from further consideration.

2.5 Experience and Reference Check

The District reserves the right to consider historic information and facts, whether gained from the Respondent's

bid/proposal, question and answer conferences, references, or any other source, in the review of a response.

Offeror acknowledges: (1) that the District will contact various persons who are familiar with the offeror's prior

work and related matters, whether such persons are voluntarily disclosed to the District in this bid/proposal or

not; (2) that truthful and complete information is necessary for the District to make an adequate review of

bid/proposal; and (3) that offeror will not take any action against any person who responds truthfully and in good

faith to a bonafide inquiry by the District for purposes of reviewing the offers received by the District under this

solicitation.

2.6 Maximum Contract Period

Any resulting contract from this solicitation will begin on the date specified in the Statement of Award or Intent

to Award. The contract period shall be for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, June 30, 2027 and June 30, 2028.

The district may exercise the option to renew for two (2) additional years.

2.7 Offer Submission

Lexington School District Four will accept sealed bids/proposals. All bid/proposals shall be received no later than

February 23, 2026 at 11:30 am. Late bid/proposals will not be considered for evaluation.

All bid/proposals must be submitted in ink or typewritten. Bids/Proposals may be withdrawn without penalty

prior to the date and time of the opening. All offers shall be valid for a period of no less than ninety (90) days

after the date of opening.

2.8 Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference

No pre-bid/proposal conference is scheduled at this time.

2.9 Proposal as Offer to Contract

By submitting your bid/proposal, you are offering to enter into a contract with Lexington School District Four.

Without further action by either party, a binding contract shall result upon final award of this solicitation. Any

award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror in the

submitted solicitation. Joint Bids/Proposals are not allowed – an offer may be submitted by only one legal entity.

A Purchase Order shall be issued to the identified offeror by the District and shall give Offeror the right to proceed

with fulfilling this contract.

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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