1. THE STATE OF MICHIGAN (SOM), OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES (OIAS) IS ISSUING THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) TO IDENTIFY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PERFORM AN ATTESTATION ENGAGEMENT RELATED TO CONTRACT NUMBER 20163753-00 BETWEEN THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (MDHHS) AND WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (WSU) AS PART OF OIAS' OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE FLINT WATER EMERGENCY. OIAS IS THE SOM'S STATEWIDE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING AUDIT AND CONSULTING ACTIVITIES TO SOM DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES. THE SOM HAS APPOINTED OIAS AS THE DEDICATED INTEGRITY OVERSIGHT MONITOR (IOM) TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, DETECT MISCONDUCT, AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES IN THE EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE FLINT WATER EMERGENCY AND REDUCE THE INSTANCES OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE. IN RESPONSE TO THE FLINT WATER EMERGENCY DECLARED IN JANUARY 2016 BY THE SOM EXECUTIVE OFFICE, THE STATE LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO SOM DEPARTMENTS FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE CITY OF FLINT AND FLINT RESIDENTS DURING THE RECOVERY FROM THE EMERGENCY. ONE OF THE PROGRAMS, ADMINISTERED BY MDHHS, WAS A CONTRACT FOR $3,350,000 WITH WSU TO PROVIDE ENHANCED DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES RELATED TO THIS CONTRACT AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS BELOW AS AGREED UPON WITH OIAS. ***SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR COMPLETE DETAILS***

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