Opportunity Information: Apply for MX RFI 2023 001
This opportunity is a sources sought request from USAID/Mexico (Funding Opportunity Number MX RFI 2023 001) to identify and pre-qualify local Mexican Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firms that can provide audit services to USAID's local partners in Mexico. It is not a traditional grant competition or contract award notice; instead, it is a market research and vetting process USAID uses to build a pool or list of auditing firms that its implementing partners may later hire. The listing is meant to make it easier for USAID-funded local organizations to find auditors that already meet USAID and U.S. government auditing expectations.
The core requirement is technical capability to perform audits and/or agreed-upon procedures engagements in full compliance with U.S. Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), commonly called the Yellow Book, issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. In practice, that means the CPA firm must be able to plan, execute, document, and report audit work using GAGAS quality, ethics, independence, and evidence standards, rather than only local statutory audit standards. USAID indicates it will evaluate interested firms for full compliance before approving them for inclusion on future lists of approved auditing firms, and it notes that this approval process may take several months.
A key deliverable expectation is a final audit report that meets quality standards and is subject to review by the cognizant USAID Operating Unit. In addition, when the audited amount exceeds the 750,000 threshold, the final audit report must be submitted to the USAID Office of Inspector General (OIG). This underscores that the audits are tied to oversight of USAID-funded activities and that reporting must align with USAID/OIG requirements and timelines, not just the audited entity's preferences.
An important limitation is that becoming an approved audit firm through this process does not allow the CPA firm to contract directly with USAID. USAID is not announcing funding, an award ceiling, or expected awards (all are listed as 0), because the government is not planning to issue an award as part of this notice. Instead, USAID's local partners in Mexico (the organizations receiving USAID support) would contract directly with the approved CPA firm to perform the audit work. In other words, the value of being approved is eligibility to be considered by USAID partners for audit engagements, not a guarantee of work and not a direct USAID procurement vehicle.
From an administrative standpoint, the notice is categorized as discretionary and uses an "Other" funding instrument type and activity category, reflecting its nature as a request for information rather than a procurement or assistance award. The CFDA number associated with the posting is 98.001, and eligibility is listed as unrestricted, with the substantive practical target being local CPA firms capable of meeting GAGAS. The posting was created on January 11, 2023, with an original closing date of March 6, 2023, indicating the window during which firms were invited to submit information so USAID could assess them for potential inclusion on approved auditor lists used by USAID-funded local partners.Apply for MX RFI 2023 001
- The Agency for International Development, Mexico USAID-Mexico City in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sources Sought to Provide Auditing Services to USAID’s local partners" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 11, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 06, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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