General Services Administration
Authorized Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Consolidation Price List
Online access to contract ordering information, terms and conditions, up-to-date pricing, and the option to create an electronic delivery order are available through GSA Advantage!, a menu-driven database system. The internet address for GSA Advantage! is: https://www.GSAAdvantage.gov. For more information on ordering from Federal Supply Schedules, go to the GSA Schedules page at GSA.gov. Price list current as of Modification #PA-0005 effective April 20, 2020.
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Table of Contents
General Services Administration. 1
Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS): 7
LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS. 7
MAS SIN: 541211 Labor Categories. 7
Labor Category: Financial Audit Manager 7
Labor Category: Financial Auditor 7
Labor Category: IT Audit Manager 7
Labor Category: IT Audit Specialist 7
MAS SIN: 541611 Labor Categories. 8
Labor Category: Project Manager 8
About Niche Assurance
Niche Assurance is a small minority owned business that is focused on providing superior professional services by leveraging specialized expertise in enterprise risk management and business process improvement with years of proven project implementation capabilities. We are 8(a) certified firm by the SBA.
What Differentiates Us
Niche Assurance recognizes the challenges involved in client projects, and we are committed to providing our clients with high-quality service while at the same time reducing the risk of contract execution problems. Our approach will minimize contract start-up risk, maximize contract performance, and guarantee contract success.
We are dedicated to enhancing contract performance and making the contract a model for superior professional services across the Federal government. Our team is ideal for improving client services because our approach builds on aligning and leveraging our specialized technical capabilities with excellence in solution delivery.
Our approach to each of our client projects is comprehensive and integrated. We carefully consider the best approach to delivering the services required by the client. We designed our approach to provide the client's best value, not just to meet the basic requirements.
The best value aspects of our approach to client projects feature:
- Efficient use of client time and financial resources
- Less costly solutions in the short-term and the long-term
- Timely project completion time
- Improve performance of agency programs
- Enhance regulatory compliance.
- Increase the integrity of agency financial statements and program performance reports
- Increase accountability and stewardship over public funds
- Reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in agency programs
- Improve the efficiency of agency program processes
Our project management approach provides strong contract and program management, knowledgeable staff with experience and expertise in business and technology, and a comprehensive solution that supports the client's goals. We establish a partnership with the client by being flexible and responsive to its business requirements and changes.
We have integrated project management principles into all aspects of our project execution so that the client can benefit from a tested and proven method for accomplishing its mission. A key focus of our management approach is contract risk mitigation and superior service delivery.
Niche Assurance Core Capabilities
Financial Management Services
These include: Assessing and improving financial management systems; financial reporting and analysis; strategic financial planning; financial policy formulation and development; devising and implementing performance measures; conducting special cost studies; performing actuarial services; performing economic and regulatory analysis; assisting with financial quality assurance efforts and performing benchmarking.
Financial and Performance Audits
These include financial statement audits, financial-related audits, performance audits, and contract audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) and non-GAGAS. An independent assessment of an audited entity's:
- Financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles,
- Financial information, adherence to financial compliance requirements and internal controls,
- Organization or program performance to identify areas for improvement and
- Grant and contract compliance examination audits.
Internal Controls /OMB A-123 Assessments and Reviews
Our Federal clients will benefit from our depth of experience, technical expertise, and ability to be forward-looking concerning addressing internal control in all agency programs. We offer valuable insights in addressing the implementation of revised OMB Circular A-123 through our integrated approach to A-123 assessments and reviews. The revised OMB Circular A-123 requires an integrated approach to enhance efficiency in complying with multiple federal regulations. Our approach aligns OMB Circular A-123 compliance with enterprise risk management (ERM), thus focusing agency effort and resources on significant agency program risks. The goal is to help the agency identify critical risks to its core mission and objectives and devise and implement effective responses to identified risks. Through our integrated approach, the agency will enhance compliance with federal laws and regulations, achieve higher accountability over resources, better program performance, and minimize fraud, waste, and abuse of agency resources.
CUSTOMER INFORMATION
1(a). Table of Awarded MAS SIN with appropriate cross-reference to page numbers:
| MAS SIN | MAS SIN Description |
| 541611 | Management and Financial Consulting, Acquisition and Grants Management Support, and Business Program and Project Management Services |
| 541211 | Auditing Services |
| OLM | Supplies and/or services acquired in direct support of an individual task or delivery order placed against a Schedule contract or BPA. |
1(b). Identification of the lowest priced model number and lowest unit price for that model for each SIN awarded in the contract. This price is the Government price based on a unit of one, exclusive of any quantity/dollar volume, prompt payment, or any other concession affecting price. Those contracts that have unit prices based on the geographic location of the customer should show the range of the lowest price, and cite the areas to which the prices apply.: Please see table lowest unit prices for each labor category under the Final Pricing section below.
1(c). If the Contractor is proposing hourly rates a description of all corresponding commercial job titles,
experience, functional responsibility and education for those types of employees or subcontractors who will perform services shall be provided. If hourly rates are not applicable, indicate "Not applicable" for this item.: Please see details of the commercial job titles, experience, functional responsibility, and education for those types of employees or subcontractors who will perform services in the Labor Category Descriptions section below.
2. Maximum Order: $1,000,000.00
3. Minimum Order: $100.00
4. Geographic Coverage (delivery Area): Domestic only
5. Point(s) of production (city, county, and state or foreign country): Same as the company address
6. Discount from list prices or statement of net price: Government net prices (discounts already deducted). See Attachment.
7. Quantity discounts: None Offered
8. Prompt payment terms: Net 30 days.
Information for Ordering Offices: Prompt payment terms cannot be negotiated out of the contractual agreement in exchange for other concessions.
9. Foreign items (list items by country of origin): None
10 (a).Time of Delivery (Contractor insert number of days): Specified on the Task Order
10 (b). Expedited Delivery. The Contractor will insert the sentence "Items available for expedited delivery are noted in this price list." under this heading. The Contractor may use a symbol of its choosing to highlight items in its price list that have expedited delivery: Contact Contractor
10(c). Overnight and 2-day delivery. The Contractor will indicate whether overnight and 2-day delivery are available. Also, the Contractor will indicate that the schedule customer may contact the Contractor for rates for overnight and 2-day delivery: Contact Contractor
10(d). Urgent Requirements. The Contractor will note in its price list the "Urgent Requirements" clause of its contract and advise agencies that they can also contact the Contractor's representative to effect a faster delivery: Contact Contractor
11. F.O.B Points(s): Destination
12(a). Ordering Address(es): Same as Contractor
12(b). Ordering procedures: For supplies and services, the ordering procedures, information on Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA's) are found in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-3.
13. Payment address(es): Same as the company address
14. Warranty provision: Contractor's standard commercial warranty.
15. Export Packing Charges (if applicable): N/A
16. Terms and conditions of rental, maintenance, and repair (if applicable): N/A
17. Terms and conditions of installation (if applicable): N/A
18. Terms and conditions of repair parts indicating date of parts price lists and any discounts from list prices (if applicable): N/A
18(a). Terms and conditions for any other services (if applicable): N/A
19. List of service and distribution points (if applicable): N/A
20. List of participating dealers (if applicable): N/A
21. Preventive maintenance (if applicable): N/A
22(a). Environmental attributes, e.g., recycled content, energy efficiency, and/or reduced pollutants: N/A
22(b).If applicable, indicate that Section 508 compliance information is available on Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) supplies and services and show where full details can be found (e.g., contactor's website or other location.) The EIT standards can be found at: www.Section508.gov/.: N/A
23. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number: 833001378
24. Notification regarding registration in System for Award Management (SAM) database: Registered
Final Pricing:
The rates shown below include the Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) of 0.75%.
| Item | MAS SIN | Awarded Labor Category | Site | Awarded Pricing | Unit of Issue |
| 1 | 541211 | Financial Audit Manager | Customer | $197.48 | Per Hour |
| 2 | 541211 | Financial Auditor | Customer | $118.49 | Per Hour |
| 3 | 541211 | IT Audit Manager | Customer | $197.48 | Per Hour |
| 4 | 541211 | IT Audit Specialist | Customer | $118.49 | Per Hour |
| 5 | 541611 | Project Manager | Customer | $167.13 | Per Hour |
| 6 | 541611 | Consultant | Customer | $118.49 | Per Hour |
Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS):
The Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) are applicable to this contract as it applies to the entire Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Schedule and all services provided. While no specific labor categories have been identified as being subject to SCLS due to exemptions for professional employees (FAR 22.1101, 22.1102, and 29 CRF 541.300), this contract still maintains the provisions and protections for CSLS eligible labor categories. If and/or when the Contractor adds SCLS labor categories/employees to the contract through the modification process, the Contractor must inform the Contracting Officer and establish an SCLS matrix identifying the GSA labor category titles, the occupational code, SCLS labor category titles, and the applicable WD number. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of the contract.
LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS
MAS SIN: 541211 Labor Categories
Labor Category: Financial Audit Manager
Minimum/General Experience: Minimum eight (8) years of experience
Functional Responsibility:
Financial Audit Managers, assisted by Auditors, are responsible for daily management of the engagement including, overall planning, developing audit programs, preparing status reports, and providing technical assistance on complex accounting and auditing issues, client contacts, discussing audit findings with client/auditee personnel, drafting and reviewing audit reports, supervision of auditors, and periodic formal and informal status briefings to clients. The role is also responsible for supervising auditors assigned to the engagement.
Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in business or accounting and CPA license
Labor Category: Financial Auditor
Minimum/General Experience: Minimum two (2) years of experience
Functional Responsibility:
Financial Auditors work under the supervision of the Audit Manager. This role is responsible for executing audit procedures, assisting in drafting reports and findings, addressing accounting and auditing issues, writing planning memorandums, and developing audit sampling plans.
Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in business or accounting
Labor Category: IT Audit Manager
Minimum/General Experience: Minimum eight (8) years of experience
Functional Responsibility:
IT Audit Managers, assisted by IT Audit Specialists, are responsible for daily management of the engagement, including overall planning and client contacts, assisted by subject matter experts. They are also responsible for communicating with client personnel, drafting and reviewing reports, supervising IT Audit Specialists, periodic formal and informal status briefings to clients. The Manager is responsible for staff supervision.
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree in business, accounting, or information technology, and CISA or CISSP or equivalent certification
Labor Category: IT Audit Specialist
Minimum/General Experience: Minimum three (3) years of experience
Functional Responsibility:
IT Auditors work under the supervision of the IT Audit Manager. This role is responsible for executing audit procedures, assisting in drafting reports and findings, addressing auditing issues, writing planning memorandums, and developing audit sampling plans.
Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in business, accounting, or information technology
MAS SIN: 541611 Labor Categories
Labor Category: Project Manager
Minimum/General Experience: Minimum eight (8) years of experience
Functional Responsibility:
Project Managers, assisted by consultants, are responsible for daily management of the engagement, including overall planning and client contacts, assisted as necessary by subject matter experts, communicating with client personnel, drafting and reviewing reports, and periodic formal and informal status briefings clients. The Manager is responsible for staff supervision.
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree in business, accounting, information technology, or in subject matter expertise field
Labor Category: Consultant
Minimum/General Experience: Minimum two (2) years of experience
Functional Responsibility:
Consultants interface with the client on a day-to-day basis and support the completion of project specific tasks within estimated time frames and budget constraints. Consultants work under the supervision of the project manager.
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree in business, accounting, information technology, or in subject matter expertise field