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Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds ALN 21.027 Program Requirement: Procurement Criteria: Per 2 CFR §200.321 (a), The non-Federal entity must take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. Condition: The College’s procurement files did not document that affirmative steps had been taken in the procurement files. Context: Two out of two purchases did not have documentation about affirmative steps taken in the procurement file. Cause: The College has not updated their procurement manual to include verbiage about contracting with small and minority businesses, women’s business enterprises and labor surplus firms. Effect: There are grant documents which address contracting with small and minority businesses while the procurement manual does not reflect this. Questioned Costs: No Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: The College needs to update the procurement manual to include verbiage about contracting with small and minority business, women’s business enterprises and labor surplus firms. Views of Responsible Officials: The College agrees with the recommendation to update the procurement manual to address 2 CFR §200.321 (a).