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Child Nutrition Cluster Suspension and Debarment Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Program Name: School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program Assistance Listing Number: 10.553, 10.555 Pass-Through Agency: WI Department of Public Instruction Pass-Through Number(s): 2022-433647-DPI-SB-SEVERE-546, 2022-433647-DPI-NDL-547 Award Period: 7/1/2021 ? 6/30/2022 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: Nonfederal entities are prohibited from contracting with or making subawards under covered transactions to parties that are suspended or debarred. ?Covered transactions? include contracts for goods and services awarded under a nonprocurement transaction (e.g., grant or cooperative agreement) that are expected to equal or exceed $25,000 or meet certain other criteria as specified in 2 CFR section 180.220. Condition: The District did not maintain documentation that a search for suspension and debarment was performed for select vendors within the food service program. Questioned costs: None Context: Of the one vendor in excess of the $25,000 threshold, none of them had a review of suspension and debarment over procurement. Cause: The District did not have a procedure in place to perform a search for suspension and department associated for vendors with cumulative procurement transactions in excess of the $25,000 threshold. Effect: Certain vendors could be used that are considered suspended or debarred by the federal government resulting in noncompliance. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We recommend that the District review its policies over suspension and debarment review to ensure they are maintaining compliance and controls over verifying or contracting with vendors that are allowable Views of responsible officials: Refer to the management?s response per the corrective action plan.