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Criteria or specific requrement: The District did not obtain debarment certification or document their vendor search in the System for Award Management website for vendors contracted in excess of $25,000 related to the grant program. Upon further review, it was determined that the vendors were not suspended or debarred. Questioned costs: None. Context: The District did not document their verification that selected vendors were not suspended or debarred. Effect: Noncompliance with the federal program's suspension and debarment compliance requirement could occur and not be detected and corrected in a timely manner. Cause: Written procedures are not in place to verify if vendors contracted in excess of $25,000 related to the Child Nutrition Cluster program are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from doing business. Recommendation: Procedures need to be implemented to ensure all vendors contracted with have not been suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from doing business, prior to procuring their services. Management's response: Management does not disagree with this finding. In future years, the District will document their verification that vendors are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from doing business.