USAC Request for Proposal: Beneficiary and Contributor Audit Program Services

At the request of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Managing Director (OMD), and to ensure wide exposure of the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC) solicitations, the FCC is alerting the public that USAC has posted on its website, The Request for Proposals (RFP) to to perform limited scope performance audits of select beneficiaries and service providers of the USF High Cost, Lifeline, Schools and Libraries and Rural Health Care programs. The firms shall perform sufficient testing to determine whether the beneficiaries and service providers are compliant with rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and USF program requirements (collectively, “Program Rules”). The selected firms shall address all aspects of performance audit principles, regardless of whether they are explicitly stated in this Statement of Work. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation issued in accordance with Part 13 of Title 48 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (known as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; no separate written solicitation will be issued. The solicitation number is RFP-AA-19-089. Proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. No additional notification will be issued by the FCC. ALL COMMUNICATIONS IN REFERENCE TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES SHALL BE THROUGH USAC'S Contracting Office. The RFP describes the services requested and provides instructions on how to respond. BACKGROUND: USAC is a not-for-profit Delaware corporation. The FCC has appointed USAC as the permanent administrator of the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the universal service support mechanisms (Support Mechanisms): High Cost (HC), Lifeline (LI), Rural Health Care (RHC) and Schools & Libraries (SL) as set forth in Title 47, Part 54, Section 701 of the Code of Federal Regulations. As part of its administrative function, USAC performs, subject to FCC oversight, the billing, collection, and disbursement functions associated with the USF and the Support Mechanisms. Additional information concerning USAC and its administration of the USF and Support Mechanisms can be obtained from USAC's website located at: usac.org.USAC is seeking up to eight (8) qualified audit firms to perform limited scope performance audits of select beneficiaries and service providers of the USF High Cost, Lifeline, Schools and Libraries and Rural Health Care programs. This Request for Proposals (RFP) describes the services being requested and provides instructions on how to respond. Proposals are due no later than August 26, 2019 at 11:00 AM ET.  The RFP is available electronically at http://www.usac.org/about/tools/procurement.THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT BY A FEDERAL AGENCY, GOVERNMENT CORPORATION, GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED CORPORATION OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. THE CONTRACT AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFP WILL NOT BE A SUBCONTRACT UNDER A FEDERAL PRIME CONTRACT TO USAC.Complete responses to this RFP must be submitted to Mr. Noor Jalal, USAC Contracting Office, no later than the date and time set forth in the RFP. Responses must be submitted by e-mail (rfp@usac.org).