01 NCAA Compliance Audit

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KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR NCAA COMPLIANCE AUDIT SERVICES RFP 24-01 Issue Date: January 31, 2024 Closing Date and Time: February 28, 2024 Issued by: Fran Pinkston Kentucky State University Academic Services Building (ASB), Suite 429 400 East Main Street Frankfort, KY 40601 502-597-6434 Frances.Pinkston@kysu.edu Page 1 of 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 10 – Purpose, Overview & Schedule ............................................................................. 3 Section 20 – Background and Current Business Need .............................................................. 5 Section 30 – Procurement Requirements ................................................................................... 6 Section 40 – Scope of Work ..................................................................................................... 12 Section 50 – Proposal Submission ........................................................................................... 14 Section 60 – Proposal Evaluation............................................................................................. 18 Section 70 – Negotiations ........................................................................................................ 20 Section 80 – Attachments ........................................................................................................ 20 Page 2 of 20 SECTION 10 – PURPOSE, OVERVIEW & SCHEDULE 10.1 Purpose Kentucky State University (KSU), hereinafter referred to as the “University”, through the Purchasing Department, hereinafter referred to as “Purchasing”, on behalf of the KSU Athletics Department, hereinafter referred to as “Department”, requests proposals for an NCAA Compliance Audit. Background On or around May 9, 2023, the NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions (COI) approved a Negotiated Resolution (NR) entered into by and between the University and the NCAA enforcement staff. Per that NR, the University and NCAA enforcement staff agreed that during the fall of 2019, the University violated NCAA eligibility legislation when the thenpresident instructed the then-director of athletics to improperly certify and knowingly permit a then-student athlete to participate in a season of competition after the student had already completed ten (10) semesters of full-time enrollment. The NR also established agreed-upon penalties, which include an outside audit or review.