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Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS)

Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS)

Texas Multiple Award Schedule
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TXMAS-6-874050

Effective Date August 2, 2006
Schedule Title Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS)
Contract Number TXMAS-6-874050
Contract Period August 2, 2006 through November 30, 2009
TXMAS Contact Information

 Clifton Gunderson LLP
9600 N. MoPac Expressway
Suite 325
Austin, Texas
78759
Telephone — 512-342-0800
Fax — 512-342-0820
www.cliftoncpa.com
Contract Administrator Frank N. Vito, CPA
Frank.Vito@cliftoncpa.com
Business Size Large

Get the best rates. Start the work quickly.

Our services are now available in Texas directly through a Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) contract, without the hassle of competing the work. Whatever your needs are for assessments, reviews, consulting or audits in the areas of financial reporting and management; performance, economy, and efficiency; contract compliance; or information technology and security, we can help.

This TXMAS Schedule is a multiple award schedule. For information on ordering from Texas Multiple Award Schedules, go to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts website at http://www.window.state.tx.us/procurement/prog/txmas/.

About Clifton Gunderson

Clifton Gunderson, ranked as one of the nation's largest certified public accounting and consulting firms, provides a wide range of assurance, accounting, tax, and consulting services to clients in a variety of industries. Founded in 1960, Clifton Gunderson has a staff of more than 2,000 professionals serving clients from 45 offices across the country. The firm has been recognized as one of the country's best places to work.

Our Austin, Texas office has a professional staff with many years of experience in the government sector and the qualifications to meet almost any need. The Austin office professional staff includes staff dedicated to performing technical audits and reviews such as information technology audit, security audits and reviews, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing. Staff certifications include Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Information System Security Professional, Certified Internal Controls Auditor, and Certified Fraud Examiner, among others. Backed by a nationwide network of resources, expertise, and financial strength, the Austin office offers close personal attention along with the resources to assure personnel continuity on all engagements, and ultimately, relationships that go beyond the numbers.

Our Government Practice

With over 20 years of experience our governmental practice has grown to be one of the firm's largest industry specialties. The Austin, Texas Office specializes in providing services to government agencies and higher education institutions, including providing financial, performance, and IT audits as well as SAS 70 audits. The professional staff in the Austin, Texas Office continues to help our clients complete audits and improve internal controls and operating efficiency. Our team remains actively engaged in the government community keeping us at the forefront of this rapidly changing environment. We take great pride in our commitment to consistently providing a high level of service to our clients in both a timely and economical manner.

Core Services Offered

  • Performance auditing - Effective performance is one of the keys to a successful business operation, and a performance audit can provide an objective assessment of your organization's program performance. We use a variety of audit and evaluation techniques to examine the achievements of desired results, the effectiveness of programs, activities and functions, compliance with laws and regulations, and the economy and efficiency with which resources are acquired and used.
  • Information Technology Performance auditing - We also specialize in performance audits of information technology that examine general and application controls to help you ensure that your sensitive and confidential information remains secure and that your information systems are functioning appropriately. We understand the regulatory requirements for technology, including those under SOX, HIPAA, GLBA and TAC 202, and can help you determine if your organization is in compliance with these and other laws and regulations. We use a variety of industry leading automated tools and techniques to identify and assess potential information system vulnerabilities, and we provide recommendations for remediation. We offer additional technology and information security assessment services under our TXMAS Financial and Business Solutions (FABS) contract.
  • Business process mapping, review and re-engineering - The core questions of our business process review approach are: "How are functions supportive of the organization's mission or overarching legislative requirements?" and "What operational or support functions can be improved to achieve mission goals and legislative compliance more efficiently and effectively?" We analyze the overall organization structure, divisional functions, and required supporting systems and existing systems infrastructure to determine how well your organization is positioned to address mission and divisional needs.
  • Management assessment - The cornerstone of our management assessment approach is analyzing the integration of people, systems and results. Our goal is to ensure these three elements operate together efficiently and effectively. We have the resources to develop appropriate assessment tools to examine processes and operations. The results of which are used to create process flow diagrams, develop recommendations for improvement, and create an implementation plan for training personnel and facilitating change.
  • Strategic planning - We tailor each strategic plan to the unique needs of your organization and its mission. Our approach to strategic planning focuses on involving all program leaders in establishing priorities, integrating key functions, conducting a systematic situation audit, emphasizing mission-related outcomes, adopting balanced measures for key functions, benchmarking against other organizations and best practices, setting targets and timelines with measurable results, and costing all necessary resources.
  • Benchmarking - We help you improve your business processes by comparing them to leading public and private-sector organizations providing comparable products or services, and identifying best practices that your organization can implement.
  • Business case analysis - A business case is a useful tool that informs planning and decision-making including determining whether to implement or modify programs and services, or make specific purchases. We help you determine the likely financial or other business consequences and overall impact related to a specific action or decision and present your position to key decision makers.
  • Capacity building - Performance improvement is a continuous process. We help you improve organizational effectiveness by conducting a third-party assessment of key management areas to obtain baseline information, analyzing and communicating the results, and providing specific training and technical assistance interventions to improve performance. Subsequent assessments and evaluation measure the change in performance over time.
  • Policies and procedures review and development - Operations and systems are constantly changing, and your policies and procedures need to change with them. We conduct an in-depth review of your operations and work with management to develop integrated process flow diagrams depicting operational functions and interdependencies and detailed desk procedures. The diagrams are then used to draft new policies and procedures.
  • Telework/Telecommuting implementation - Our capabilities include assessing your organization's readiness for telework, developing or updating policies and procedures, providing secure and reliable remote access solutions and conducting program evaluations. Our training seminars also give you the information, tools and resources you need to begin or expand a telework program.

We offer additional services - such as financial audits, SAS 70 examinations, Internal Audit services, penetration testing, and others - under our TXMAS Financial and Business Solutions (FABS) contract.

Clifton Gunderson has a proven track record within the public sector of meeting, and exceeding, the standards established by the profession. Our clients continue to value the quality of our services and to appreciate the excellent working relationships that have been developed and maintained over the years.

Select Current and Past Government Clients
  • Texas Health and Human Services Commission
    • Risk assessments and financial, performance, and information technology audits of Texas Medicaid Administrative Services contractors
    • IT Security and Application Audit (co-sourced to Internal Audit Division)
    • Risk Assessments and performance audits of Managed Care Organizations
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Colorado Division of Insurance Premium Taxes
  • Colorado Office of the State Auditor
  • Illinois Department of Human Services
  • Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
  • Federal Communications Commission
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal Election Commission
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • U.S. Department of Transportation
  • U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Fairfax County, Virginia
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

In addition to the government clients listed above, Clifton Gunderson serves a large number of other state and local government organizations from its network of offices throughout the country.

Rates for Consulting Services
Hourly Rates
Labor Category
2006
2007
2008
2009
Client Service Executive
$205.79
$211.97
$218.33
$224.88
Project Manager
$164.45
$169.38
$174.46
$179.70
Principal Business Consultant
$149.94
$154.44
$159.07
$163.84
Senior Consultant
$118.22
$121.77
$125.42
$129.19
Consultant
$113.29
$116.69
$120.19
$123.79
Information Technology Specialist
$123.35
$127.05
$130.86
$134.79
Systems Specialist
$113.29
$116.69
$120.19
$123.79
Program Evaluator
$126.13
$129.92
$133.82
$137.83
Administrative Assistant
$47.98
$49.42
$50.90
$52.43
Daily Rates
Labor Category
2006
2007
2008
2009
Client Service Executive
$1,646.38
$1,695.77
$1,746.65
$1,799.05
Project Manager
$1,315.61
$1,355.08
$1,395.73
$1,437.60
Prinicipal Business Consultant
$1,199.47
$1,235.45
$1,272.51
$1,310.69
Senior Consultant
$945.83
$974.20
$1,003.43
$1,033.53
Consultant
$906.37
$933.56
$961.57
$990.41
Information Technology Specialist
$986.79
$1,016.40
$1,046.89
$1,078.29
Systems Specialist
$906.37
$933.56
$961.57
$990.41
Program Evaluator
$1,009.06
$1,039.33
$1,070.51
$1,102.63
Administrative Assistant
$383.76
$395.27
$407.13
$419.34
What is TXMAS?

The Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS) established Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) contracts as an alternative purchasing method to competitive bids and proposals. The prices are considered most favored customer rates and satisfy any state requirement relating to competitive bids or proposals.

These TXMAS contracts are based on Federal General Service Administration (GSA) schedule contracts. GSA has completed the federally mandated contracting requirements, competition, pricing, small business and other contracting evaluations required so users can quickly procure needed professional services. The prices reflected on GSA schedule contracts are the most favored customer (MFC) prices. For more information on the TXMAS program, visit TPASS' website.

How does it work?
  • We meet with you to define a statement of work.
  • We develop a proposal based on our established most favored customer rates.
  • You issue a purchase order and file it with TXMAS.
  • We start the work.
How do we get started?

Contact us and we can help you develop your statement of work. We could have a contract in place to begin work in a matter of weeks.

Contact

Frank N. Vito, CPA
Frank.Vito@cliftoncpa.com

9600 N. MoPac Expressway
Suite 325
Austin, Texas 78759
Telephone - 512-342-0800
Fax - 512-342-0820
www.cliftoncpa.com