Provide audit services on an as needed basis for a project funded by the Mississippi State Department of Health American Rescue Plan Act: Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant Program. Selection of an Auditor will be based on the criteria established in this advertisement. Qualified professionals shall submit a an hourly rate sheet with their proposals. Qualified professionals) should submit complete proposals sufficient for final selection of the most qualified service provider. The selected Professional will provide complete either a single audit in accordance with 2CFR 200.514 for the prior fiscal year or an audit that meets the requirements of an Alternative Compliance Examination Engagement as outlined by US Treasury ARPA requirements. Per Treasury requirements, the GAO Government Auditing Standards direct practitioners to conduct alternative compliance engagements in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements. The AICPA attestation standards are codified in the AT‐C section of the AICPA’s Professional Standards and AT‐C section 315, Compliance Attestation, which is the standard to be followed. The final scope of work will be negotiated at the time of contract execution.
