The National  Democratic  Institute for  International  Affairs  (NDI)  , is seeking a qualified, licensed independent audit entity to perform an official examination of its 2025/2026 financial records in accordance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), Authority for Civil Society Organization (ACSO) regulations, and Accounting and Audit Board of Ethiopia (AABE) directives. Applicants must be officially accredited and included on the current list of approved auditing organizations maintained by the Accounting and Audit Board of Ethiopia.

Request for Proposals–External Audit Services

The National  Democratic  Institute for  International  Affairs  (NDI)  is  a  US-based  nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that has supported democratic institutions and practices in every region of the world for over four decades. In Ethiopia, NDI was registered by the Authority for Civil Society Organization (ACSO) with Certificate of Registration No. 4352 dated August 12, 2019 with a mandate to support democratic institutions and practices by working with local partners to build political civic organizations, safeguard elections, and promote citizen participation and openness in government.” NDI receives funding from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

NDI is seeking a qualified, licensed independent audit entity to perform an official examination of its 2025/2026 financial records in accordance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), Authority for Civil Society Organization (ACSO) regulations, and Accounting and Audit Board of Ethiopia (AABE) directives. Applicants must be officially accredited and included on the current list of approved auditing organizations maintained by the Accounting and Audit Board of Ethiopia.

As specified in detail in the full request for proposals, all bids will require:

1) A technical and financial proposal.

2) Renewed trade license for 2018, E.C. and a valid tax clearance certificate.

3) VAT registration certificate.

4) TIN registration certificate.

Qualified auditing entities wishing to obtain the complete request for proposals and detailed scope of work can contact NDI/Ethiopia via email at ssamuel@ndi.org. Following review of the documents, any technical inquiries concerning the scope of work must be directed to akinfe@ndi.org before October 27, 2026.

All proposals must be officially submitted via email to ssamuel@ndi.org no later than November

1, 2026, at 12:00 PM EAT.

NDI expressly reserves the right to reject any or all submitted bids at its sole discretion.