Professional Auditing Services

This contract calls for professional auditing services to be performed over a five‑year period for Washington County Public Schools. The award was given to Zelenkofske Axelrod LLC after an open competition in which six other qualified audit firms submitted technical and cost proposals. The solicitation emphasized technical capability (80 % weighting) and cost competitiveness (20 % weighting), and provided detailed five‑year cost projections for each bidder. Though the winning firm’s exact cost breakdown is not shown, the award reflects the agency’s need for consistent, high‑quality audit support across multiple fiscal years. • Scope: Comprehensive audit services (financial, compliance, performance) for a public‑school system for five years. • Competition: Open, with six competing firms; evaluation based on technical scores (up to 80) and cost scores (up to 20). • Awardee: Zelenkofske Axelrod LLC, a private audit firm; contract value is estimated in the low‑hundreds‑of‑thousands of dollars.