The District acknowledges the audit finding related to documentation of suspension and debarment verification for vendors participating in federally funded programs. While no vendors reviewed were suspended or debarred and no questioned costs were identified, the District agrees that formal documentation of this verification should be maintained in the project file. To address this finding, the District has prepared a Standard Operating Procedure titled “Procedure for Debarment Verification for Federally Funded Contracts.” The procedure requires that at the time of contract review for federally funded contracts, prior to contract award, Finance and Business Services staff perform a search in SAM.gov to verify the contractor is not debarred or suspended from receiving federal funds. The result of the debarment search will be saved in the Finance and Business services project files. If the contractor is not registered with SAM.gov, a signed Non-Debarment Certification Form will be obtained from the selected vendor by the Project Manager prior to contract execution. The signed certification form will be saved in the Project Manager’s files along with the executed contract. The District is in the process of reviewing and documenting the debarment search for all vendors who received federal funding under this program. While the comprehensive review is in progress, all requests for federal funds will have the debarment search documentation verified before the request is submitted.