General Financial Auditing Services for San Marcos USD
What this bid is
San Marcos Unified School District is asking for proposals for general financial auditing services under solicitation 2026-17. The work is for the district's fiscal services office in San Marcos, California, a district with about 18,000 students at 19 schools and a 2026-2027 general fund budget of approximately $333 million. The notice says the district's funds are kept on PeopleSoft and Oracle systems, with the bond interest and redemption fund maintained by San Diego County, and the accounting is on a modified accrual basis.
Questions are due 3 November 2026 at 2:00 PM PST. Responses are due 17 November 2026 at 2:00 PM PST. Responses are submitted electronically through the agency's OpenGov portal, and a free vendor account is needed before you can upload one. Contact is Arazele Salazar, Executive Director, Fiscal Services, at arazele.salazar@smusd.org or (760) 752-1260. The full solicitation and addenda are on the OpenGov portal. The district decides who is selected.
Who should bid
General Contracting contractors - the work is San Marcos, CA.
Deadline
17 November 2026, 2:00 PM PST (19 days remaining - last confirmed 28 Oct)
How to submit
On the agency's own system, not on BusyBids. Open the official notice
As the agency published it
San Marcos Unified School District - Fiscal Services has issued services agreement, solicitation 2026-17.
The San Marcos Unified School District (SMUSD) invites interested organizations and qualified entities to submit proposals for 2026-17, General Financial Auditing Services for San Marcos USD. This solicitation is for the.
The San Marcos Unified School District (“District”) is in Northern San Diego County, California. The District has approximately 18,000 students at 19 schools, in addition to district offices located at 255 Pico Ave, Ste 250, San Marcos, CA 92069. The District is a member of the North Coastal Consortium for Special Education and serves approximately 2,875 students in the Special Education Local Plan Area. The District is financed primarily by apportionments from the state and taxes received from local property owners. The district administers Federal and State special programs as well as local grants. The district employs approximately 1,947 FTE contract employees. The 2026-2027 budget is approximately $333 million in the general fund. The accounting system is maintained on a modified accrual basis. A summary of funds operated by the District is represented the following link: 2025-2026 unaudited actuals budget report. The District uses the California Standardized Account Code Structure for financial reporting. All funds of the district, except for the bond interest and redemption fund and the student body agency fund, are maintained on District systems in San Diego County Office of Education’s PeopleSoft and District software, Oracle Corporation. The bond interest and redemption fund is maintained by San Diego County. Pupil attendance accounting is maintained on Synergy Student Information System.
Responses are due November 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM PST.
Questions must be submitted by November 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM PST.
Contact: Arazele Salazar, Executive Director, Fiscal Services (arazele.salazar@smusd.org, (760) 752-1260).
The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/smusd/projects/301031. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.
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What the notice says
- Questions due
- 3 Nov 2026
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- Questions close on 3 November, before the bid deadline.
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Important dates
Add all to calendar| Event | Date and time | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions due | 3 November 2026, 2:00 PM PST check | |
| Bid deadline19 days remaining - last confirmed 28 Oct | 17 November 2026, 2:00 PM PST check | 19 days |
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Where this came from
Collected from OpenGov Procurement - California, first seen 15 October 2026, last confirmed 28 October 2026.
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About San Marcos Unified School District
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