Random Audit Selection Process

The New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government is seeking a vendor to develop and implement a Random Audit Selection Program. The program will randomly select previously submitted lobbying filings, forms, and reports to be audited by the Commission's audit unit. The selection process must be fair and objective, and the vendor must provide a specified number of selections on a quarterly and/or as-needed basis. The contract term is from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028. • The vendor must provide a custom, electronic selection process designed to randomly select lobbying filings, forms, and reports. • The selection process must be designed to provide a fair and objective list of lobbyist, public corporation, and client auditees from an existing application data file. • The vendor must provide a specified number of selections as requested by the Commission's audit unit on a quarterly and/or as-needed basis. • The selection process includes identification of lobbying filings, forms, and reports that are required to be filed with the Commission on biennial and semi-annual intervals. • The randomization shall be performed using methods that adhere to appropriate statistical standards.