Finding Number: 2024-002 Procurement – Suspension and Debarment
Recommendation: The University needs to enhance the precision of the controls over suspension and debarment to ensure that, prior to entering into each covered procurement transaction, the University has checked to determine that the v...
Finding Number: 2024-002 Procurement – Suspension and Debarment
Recommendation: The University needs to enhance the precision of the controls over suspension and debarment to ensure that, prior to entering into each covered procurement transaction, the University has checked to determine that the vendor is not suspended or debarred, and the results are documented.
Management concurs with the auditor’s recommendation. The University has taken immediate steps to comply
with 2 CFR 180 and has implemented or is in process of implementing the following actions:
Planned Corrective Action (1): The University is updating the University’s Terms and Conditions of Purchase with the following language, to be made effective immediately: “Contractor certifies its organization or principals are not debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded by any Federal department or agency from doing business with the Federal Government or by the State of South Carolina. If Contractor or principal becomes debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded during this contract, then University may, at its option, terminate the contract.”
Anticipated Completion Date: March 2025
Responsible Contact Person: Maggie Witt, Procurement Director/Nataliya Samodov, GCA Director
Planned Corrective Action (2): The University has begun the process of assessing and acquiring software to integrate with the Workday ERP e-procurement system. In addition to the step taken in action 1 above, this integration will provide active monitoring of suppliers to ensure compliance.
Anticipated Completion Date: Fall 2025
Responsible Contact Person: Maggie Witt, Procurement Director/Nataliya Samodov, GCA Director