Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan 2025-001 –Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Cluster / Program: Research & Development (R&D) / ALN 19.UO9, 19.U10: The MITRE Corporation – U.S. Department of State Grantor: - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) / DoD, Nationa...
Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan 2025-001 –Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Cluster / Program: Research & Development (R&D) / ALN 19.UO9, 19.U10: The MITRE Corporation – U.S. Department of State Grantor: - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) / DoD, National Science Foundation (NSF) / U.S. Department of State Award Name: EE Tang MPI PennST DARPA Monolithic GaN, Social Networks and Migration in Nepal / Conflict Observatory – Sudan, Conflict Observatory – Ukraine Award Number: AWD0011529, AWD0007921 / AWD0011946, AWD0010905 Award Year: FY2025 Assistance Listing Numbers: 12.910, 47.075 / 19.U09, 19.U10 Assistance Listing Titles: Research and Technology Development, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences / U.S Department of State Pass-Through Entities: N/A / Pennsylvania State University The University acknowledges the need for consistent application of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with 2 CFR 200.214. The university performed a root cause analysis and determined that these identified issues were human error due to the manual nature of the established process. The University reviewed the three identified vendors and concluded that they were not debarred at the time of the transaction. Outlined below are steps that the university will take or have taken to improve our processes and procedures: As of June 2025, Yale has implemented the Supplier Gateway Portal, introducing an enhanced, automated process for supplier onboarding. New suppliers established through the portal are automatically screened for debarment without manual involvement. Subsequently, the supplier’s information is transferred weekly to the Visual Compliance system, which performs continuous debarment monitoring. Yale is proactively notified via email should any changes in a supplier's status occur. The university provided training to the full team responsible for these activities with the rollout of the Supplier Gateway Portal. This was completed June 2025. University contact: Rodney Brunson, Director, Accounts Payable & Payment Services Rodney.Brunson@yale.edu