Continuing Education Government Bids & RFPs

The deadline for submission of offers is June 22, 2026.

This is a zero-cost contract with the board, meaning there will be no monetary obligation or payment from the agency for the vendor's performance.

Offers will be evaluated under a best value standard with criteria including project approach (50%), experience and qualifications (35%), and past performance (15%).

The proposal must address the respondent's demonstrated experience, past performance, and demonstrated reliability and competence in administering and delivering computer-based CE tracking for professional development activities.

A pre-offer inspection is not applicable for this RFO.

The RFO does not require the submission of samples.

Any actual or prospective respondent who is aggrieved in connection with this RFO evaluation or award of any contract resulting from this RFO may formally protest as provided in CPA's rules at 34 TAC, Part 1, Chapter 20, Subchapter F, Division 3.

The deadline for the receipt of proposals is May 8, 2026, by 3:00 pm.

The Village of Bald Head Island's invoices are subject to approval by the Local Government Commission (LGC) prior to payment. Interim or progress billings approved by the LGC will be paid up to 75% of the total fee before the submission of the final audited financial statements. The final 25% of the audit fees will be paid when the financial statements, single audit (if applicable), management letter, and amended contract (if applicable) have been reviewed or approved by the LGC. Requests for payment related to additional agreed-upon procedures or FIR work do not require LGC approval and will be paid after the final report results and findings have been reviewed and deemed satisfactory by village staff.

The firm best meeting the Village's expectations for experience, audit approach, and cost requirements will be selected. Cost is an important factor but will not be the sole determining factor. Unusually low bids that are obviously out of line or significantly lower than current fees will raise concerns, and the lowest bid will not automatically be awarded preferential consideration.

Firms must be registered with the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners and have sufficient governmental accounting and auditing experience. The proposal should include information on the audit firm's prior experience, qualifications of its personnel, and its audit approach.

For every week the audit is late after December 31st, due to no fault of the Village of Bald Head Island, there will be a reduction in the audit fee of ****.

The village expects that the audit firm staff will be onsite for fieldwork, including manager and/or partner-level staff for at least a portion of the onsite work.

The period of performance will be for a base and 4 option years starting 4/27/2026 to 4/26/2031.

The applicable NAICS code is **** with a size standard of 15 million.