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Child Nutrition Cluster ? Suspension & Debarment Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Program Title: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal CFDA: 10.553, 10.555, & 10.559 Pass-Through Agency: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Pass-Through Numbers: 2022-504347-DPI-SB-546, 2022-504347-DPI-NSL-547, 2022-504347-DPI-SK_NSLAE-561, 2022-504347-DPI-SFSP-561 Award Period: September 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 Type of Finding: Significant deficiency in internal control over compliance Compliance Requirement: Procurement, Suspension & Debarment 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 non-procurement 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 three sampled vendors, two of them did not have documentation that a review of suspension and debarment over procurement was performed. Cause: The District did not have internal controls in place to ensure documentation was maintained for a search of 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: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.