FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program for Children Assistance Listing Number: 10.553, ...
FINDING 2022-003 Information on the federal program: Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster ? Internal Controls Federal Agency: Department of Agriculture Federal Program: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program for Children Assistance Listing Number: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Audit Finding: Material Weakness Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation to ensure compliance with requirements related to the Child Nutrition Program and Procurement and Suspension and Debarment compliance requirements for purchases made outside of the purchasing cooperative. Context: During the audit period, the School Corporation had purchases between $10,000 and $150,000 from two vendors which fall under the small purchase method for federal and state procurement regulations and were charged to Fund 0800 ? School Lunch Fund. For one vendor selected for testing, documentation was not presented to verify the School Corporation had performed checks to assure the vendor was not suspended or debarred prior to entering into the transaction in order to satisfy the suspended and debarment requirements. Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Superintendent and Business Manager will modify the procedures for Suspension & Debarment for all bidders related to any contract to be funded under the Federal Grants within the System For Award Management (SAM). The Business Manager will keep a log in the grant file to certify compliance of vendors. The Business Manager will have the Superintendent review this log, along with presenting it to the School Board annually for their review. Responsible Party and Timeline for Completion: Amy Milner, Business Manager. Timeline for Completion: April 14, 2023.