NYCHA, by issuing this RFP, seeks proposals ("Proposals") from licensed certified public accounting firms (the "Proposers") to provide NYCHA with independent auditing services, specifically a single audit, inclusive of the audited financial statements, of the entire operations of NYCHA, including its blended component units (subsidiary entities as identified in Section (I)(4)(b), (each an "Audit") for the year ending December 31, 2025 and, if the Renewal Period(s) (as hereinafter defined and as described below) are exercised, an Audit during each Renewal Period for the years ending December 31, 2026, December 31, 2027, December 31, 2028, and December 31, 2029, respectively and as applicable, as detailed more fully within Section II of this RFP (collectively, the "Services").