Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to seek an independent auditing firm to perform audits, as the Board’s independent financial statement auditor of CalPERS financial statements, for the five (5) stated fiscal years ending June 30, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. This includes the basic financial statement and the schedules prepared pursuant to Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions and GASB Statement No. 75 Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other than Pensions. The services required are described in more detail in Section III, Services to be Provided. CalPERS intends to enter into a contract for a period of up to five (5) years, beginning February 1, 2019.