Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State of New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) requests proposals for an Independent Public Accountant (IPA) to perform annual audit(s) of the PED’s financial statements and the financial statements of all PED Discretely-Presented Component Units for the years ending June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019. Qualified IPAs in good standing with the Office of the State Auditor are requested to submit proposals. This audit shall be performed in accordance with applicable Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), Generally Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards (GAGAS/Yellow Book), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statements, OMBCircular A-133 to include all requirements for funding received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and Requirements for Contracting and Conducting Audit of Agencies (2.2.2 NMAC).