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2024-003 – Procurement, Suspension and Debarment (Repeated from Previous Year) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the County. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The County did not verify that all of their vendors over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the County. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the County was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no suspended or debarred vendors or transactions were noted. Recommendation. We recommend that the County verify that all of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred. View of Responsible Officials. Management agrees with the finding and has prepared a corrective action plan.