Finding 1130081 (2024-002)

Finding No. 2024-002 – Suspension and Debarment U.S. Department of Education ALN: 93.493 Program Name: Congressional Directives Year ended June 30, 2024 Criteria: 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. Condition: The University did not maintain formal documentation over its review of vendors for suspension and debarment. Cause: Due to turnover within the University the documentation of review was not maintained. Effect: Risk of noncompliance over the suspension and debarment compliance requirement. Questioned costs: None Prevalence: There was no formal documentation over review for suspension and debarment. Repeat finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend the University update its policies to include formal documentation be maintained annually as evidence of its review of vendors not being suspended or debarred using the System for Award Management (SAM). Reporting views of management and corrective actions: See corrective action plan.