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2022 ? 001: Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Federal agency: U.S. Department of Education Federal program title: Charter Schools ALN Number: 84.282 Pass-Through Agency: Indiana Department of Education Pass-Through Number(s): U282A210017, S282D190002 Award Period: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 Type of Finding: ? Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance ? Other Matters Criteria or specific requirement: Tile 2, Subtitle A, Chapter 2 Part 200, Subpart D, section 200.318 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires Universities to have a written procurement policy that includes certain requirements as it relates to procuring good and services using federal dollars. Additionally, 2 CFR 180.995 requires that the University has a written policy where Universities should perform a check to ensure vendors are not debarred. Condition: During our testing, it was noted that the School does not have a procurement and suspension and debarment policy in place that meets the federal requirements when acquiring goods with the federal funding. Also, it was noted during testing that the School did not verify that vendors utilized for federal program activities were not suspended or debarred. Questioned costs: None Context: The School did not have a formal, written policy that met the procurement, and suspension and debarment federal requirements. Cause: The School was unaware of this federal requirement as this was the first federal compliance audit required. Effect: Without written policies it is likely that required steps in the process may be missed. Repeat finding: No