Audit RFP Rural Employment Opportunities

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Rural Employment Opportunities Inc. (REO) is accepting proposals to conduct the agency’s Annual Financial and Single Audit for three fiscal years beginning with fiscal year ending June 30 2025, and ending June 30 2027, with an additional two-year renewal option at the discretion of REO.

Rural Employment Opportunities is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency located in Helena, Montana that provides employment and training opportunities for farmworkers across the state of Montana. REO is governed by a seven-person Board of Directors, who reside throughout the state. The board convenes four times per year. The agency consists of seven staff members, and the annual grant revenue is approximately $785,000. The agency receives federal funds from the United States Department of Labor to provide the following services in the State of Montana:

National Farmworker Jobs Program $ 784,918 U.S. Department of Labor

AUDIT SPECIFICATIONS

The provider selected for the audit of Rural Employment Opportunities, Inc. must complete the following specifications:

1. These audits performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, the standards set forth for financial audits in the US General Accounting Office’s (GAO), the provisions of the federal Single Audit Act of 1984 (amended 1996) and 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Guidance, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).
2. The audit report will contain the following provisions:

A. Financial Statements: • Statement of Financial Position • Statement of Activities • Statement of Functional Expenses • Statement of Cash Flows • Notes to Financial Statements

B. Independent Auditor’s Report for GAO and Uniform Guidance: • Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Award • Notes to Expenditures of Federal Awards • Compliance and on internal control over financial reporting based on an audit of financial statements performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards • Compliance with requirements applicable to each major program and on internal control over compliance in accordance with Uniform Guidance • Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs • Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings

3. The provider will prepare a comprehensive management letter for the audit period.
4. Completion of the audit transmittal form and sent with reports to the Single Audit Clearinghouse.
5. The federal tax form 990 will be prepared by the provider selected.
6. The provider selected will make a presentation to the Board of Directors of Rural Employment Opportunities on an annual basis.

The proposal is required to be postmarked no later than July 31, 2025, and mailed to the following address:

Rural Employment Opportunities, Inc. Jami Anderson Lind Executive Director PO Box 831 Helena, MT 59624