Indirect Cost Analysis

The City of Pittsburgh is seeking a firm to develop central services cost allocation plans and indirect cost rate proposals for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2022, 2023, & 2024, with an option to extend the contract for two additional years. The selected firm will be responsible for preparing full cost allocation plans, uniform guidance cost allocation plans, indirect cost rates, and reviewing current methodologies. The firm will also be required to provide reports and working papers, and to respond to inquiries from successor auditors. • The firm must have experience in providing similar services to clients of similar size and scope. • The firm must demonstrate a firm understanding of the scope of services and have the appropriate expertise, procedures, and methods in place to perform the scope of services. • The firm must provide a total cost proposal for all services to be delivered, a breakdown of costs delineated by major phase and/or deliverable, and a schedule of hourly rates for all proposed staff. • The firm must demonstrate good faith effort to obtain participation from minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and LGBTQIA+ small businesses.