Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department of Government Operations, Division of Finance issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified, experienced, and responsible Offerors to provide accounting services for compilation of the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan (SWCAP) for the State of Utah. The selected Offeror will assist the Division of Finance by providing such services as requested for which the Offeror has the technical capacity to render. The services include, but are not limited to, compiling the State of Utah’s SWCAP submission for fiscal years (FY) 2025 to 2029 ensuring compliance with all cost principles and administrative requirements designated by the Cost Allocation Services (CAS) division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Additionally, the Offeror will provide assistance and feedback to the Division of Finance regarding the statistical data provided for compilation. The Offeror shall also provide guidance and support on responses to HHS-CAS during the review and negotiation of the FY 2019 to FY 2024 SWCAPs previously submitted to HHS-CAS until those SWCAPs are approved. The selected Offeror shall be responsible for all aspects of the SWCAP, including review of raw cost and statistical data, identifying allowable and unallowable costs, preparing and submitting the plan, and negotiating the final plan with the federal government. The SWCAP Offeror may be required to prepare alternative allocation tables using different allocation bases to demonstrate feasible recovery options. The State shall retain full responsibility for the preparation of any financial statements, direct billed services billing methodologies and/or rates, and any potential federal cost disallowances arising from the accumulation of excessive fund balance and the billing of unallowable costs under provisions of Title 2 of the CFR, Part 200 federal regulations and publication ASMB C-10 Implementation Guide for OMB Circular A-87.
