DOI RFI: Business Enterprise Accountability Risk System

Notice ID 140D0423R0117

The Department is seeking information from industry regarding how to best meet the requirements as defined in this RFI through either a single solution or satisfied through multiple solutions. Within the Department, three offices (the Department’s Office of Financial Management (PFM), the Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO), and the Office of Planning and Performance Management (PPP)) have a need for independent but potentially similar functionality in a tool that will ensure their missions are supported. Each of these offices has a separate and distinct mission from the others. The solution(s) may be accomplished by using one automated solution with the capability to keep each office functioning separately and independently of the others in silos, separate systems for each office, or another innovative solution provided by industry. The Department is seeking interest to determine whether a commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) solution is available to satisfy all the requirements or part of the requirements and/or if a solution will need to be designed.

Requirement Set #1: DOI-PFM Audit Management (AM) Divisions

The DOI-PFM Audit Management (AM) Division is seeking interest to determine whether a COTS solution is available or if an automated solution will need to be designed and developed to implement the Business Enterprise Accountability Risk System (BEARS) GRC requirements. The Vendor/contractor support tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Supports a centralized COTS automated solution(s) or the design, development, and implementation of a centralized solution(s) to support GRC requirements.
• Modernizes the Department’s oversight capabilities in an integrated manner to comply with the full scope of the OMB Circular A-50, Audit Follow Up, Single Audit, previously known as the OMB Circular A-133 audit, Conference-Related Activities and Spending management per Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Overview of the specific AM functions provided in the below subsections.
• Centralizing capabilities in support of audit management and compliance activities across the Department and enhancing pertinent data collection and reporting mechanisms for bureaus/offices…

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