Reference # and title: 2022-004 Suspension and Debarment
Federal Grantor/Program Name Assistance Listing No. Award Year
United States Department of Treasury
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds 21.027 2022
Condition: Non-Federal entities are prohibited from contracting with or making su...
Reference # and title: 2022-004 Suspension and Debarment
Federal Grantor/Program Name Assistance Listing No. Award Year
United States Department of Treasury
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds 21.027 2022
Condition: Non-Federal entities are prohibited from contracting with or making subawards under covered
transactions to parties that are suspended or debarred. 'Covered transactions' include contracts for goods and services
awarded under a non-procurement transaction (e.g., grant or cooperative agreement) that are expected to equal or
exceed $25,000 or meet certain other criteria as specified in 2 CFR section 180.220. When a non-Federal entity
enters into a covered transaction with an entity at a lower tier, the non-Federal entity must verify that the entity, as
defined in 2 CFR section 180.995 and agency adopting regulations, is not suspended or debarred or otherwise
excluded from participating in the transaction. This verification may be accomplished by (1) checking the System for
Award Management (SAM) Exclusions maintained by the General Services Administration (GSA), (2) collecting a
certification from the entity, or (3) adding a clause or condition to the covered transaction with that entity (2 CFR
section 180.300).
In testing compliance and internal controls with respect to the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR section 180.300, the Police
Jury did not properly verify that the vendor was not excluded or debarred before contracting with the vendor.
Additionally, no such clause or representation was included in the signed contract or purchase order certifying that
the vendor was not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in the covered transaction. Our
audit procedures did not identify any covered transactions that equaled or exceeded $25,000 with vendors
suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from providing services under the program.
Corrective action planned: All purchase orders have the following statement: This vendor acknowledges and
certifies that they are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in the transaction.
Person responsible for corrective action:
Emmett Gibbs Telephone: (318) 259-2361
Jackson Parish Police Jury Fax: (318) 259-5660
160 Industrial Drive
Jonesboro, LA 71051
Anticipated completion date: December 31, 2023