# My Florida Marketplace #ITN2026-03

UCF seeks CPA firms for DSO audits, tax filings, and related reporting

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** October 16, 2026
**Identifier:** ITN2026-03
**NAICS:** 541211

The University of Central Florida is seeking independent CPA firms to audit and provide tax and related reporting services for its Direct Support Organizations (DSOs).
- **Buyer and office:** University of Central Florida (UCF), Direct Support Organizations (DSOs), Procurement Services Department.
- **Organizations covered:** Central Florida Clinical Practice Organization; UCF Finance Corporation; UCF Stadium Corporation; UCF Convocation Corporation; UCF Academic Health; UCF Athletics Association, Inc.; and UCF Research Foundation, Inc.
- **Requested services:** Financial statement audits; applicable tax return preparation, review, and electronic filing; NCAA, conference, or board-required agreed-upon procedures; Form 5500 reporting; and 403(b) retirement-plan audit reporting. The individual DSO service assignments are listed below.
- **Requirements:** Work must comply with applicable U.S. auditing standards, governmental and Florida requirements, and relevant UCF and Board of Governors rules. Firms must disclose independence matters and relevant relationships, retain engagement documentation for at least seven years, protect confidential and donor information, maintain cybersecurity safeguards and report incidents, and disclose work performed outside the United States. Key-personnel continuity and controls on AI use are also required.
- **Proposal scope:** Firms may propose for one, several, or all DSOs. The scope includes seven organizations; the number of engagements and filing quantities are not specified.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs or prospective accounting firms are named. Potential competitors include Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Grant Thornton, RSM US, BDO USA, and Crowe LLP.
- **Term:** Five fiscal years, covering fiscal years 2028–2032, with an option for up to five additional fiscal years. Services recur by fiscal year; this is not described as an annual subscription.

### Description

The University of Central Florida Direct Support Organizations seek an independent certified public accounting firm to provide specified services for their organizations. Services include financial audits, tax services, NCAA agreed-upon procedures, Form 5500 reporting, and 403(b) audit reports. The contract is expected to run from March 1, 2028, through February 28, 2033, with an option to continue for up to five additional fiscal years. Proposals may cover one, multiple, or all DSOs, and awards may be made by DSO or service, in groups, or in other combinations.

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