Emergency Connectivity Fund Program - Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Information on Federal Program: Federal Communications Commission Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Assistance Listing No. 32.009. Criteria: 2 CFR Section 200.213 stipulates that no awards, subawards, or contracts be awarded to parties that are debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in Federal assistance programs or activities. Statement of Condition: During our discussions with management and testing of the major program, we noted that the District is not verifying the eligibility of vendors to participate in this specific Federal assistance programs. Statement of Cause: The District did not review compliance requirements related to procurement outlined in 2 CFR Section 200.213 for this major program. Statement of Effect: The District is not in compliance with 2 CFR Section 200.213. The District is not performing required procedures, as a result, vendors that are not eligible for participation in Federal assistance programs or activities could be selected. Questioned Cost: None. Ernergency Connectivity Fund Program - Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Perspective Information: As part of testing of compliance over procurement, a selection of vendors charged to the major program was selected for testing of compliance. Of the District's vendors charged to the major program that were selected for testing, none were suspended or debarred from participation in Federal assistance programs or activities. Repeat Finding: No __Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the requirements of 2 CFR Section 200.213 and ensure that a review of the eligibility of potential vendors to participate in all Federal assistance pr9grams or activities is performed prior to disbursing federal funds to the vendor. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: Effective immediately, the District is implementing the following: The Procurement Specialist in the Technology Department (Maura O'Brien)) will check the SAMS Debarment and Suspension website quarterly.? The data obtained from the quarterly check will be logged into a Google Sheet that is shared with Erin Sheevers, the Chief Technology Officer. ? Any ineligible vendor information will be shared with the Accountant (Steven Terry) in the Business Office.Implementation Date: October 14, 2022