Finding 47868 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
I
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-12-01
Audit: 52308
Organization: Brightspark Early Learning (WA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Child Care Resources failed to re-evaluate contractors paid over $10,000 as required.
  • Impacted Requirements: This oversight violates federal guidelines for verifying contractor eligibility, specifically for contracts exceeding $25,000.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a system to ensure annual re-evaluations of all contractors exceeding $10,000 are conducted moving forward.

Finding Text

Award recipients are required to establish and maintain internal controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that procurement contracts for goods and services are not entered into with parties that have been suspended or debarred. The federal guidelines set a threshold of $25,000 for this verification. Child Care Resources has adopted a policy that it must re-evaluate all contractors paid in excess of $10,000 on an annual basis to ensure they remain in good standing. Child Care Resources did not re-evaluate contractors in excess of $10,000 during the year ending June 30, 2022.

Categories

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 47867 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 47869 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 624309 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 624310 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 624311 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $6.01M
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $13,932
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $11,231
93.600 Head Start $8,638
93.434 Every Student Succeeds Act/preschool Development Grants $2,446