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Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Program Name: Child Nutrition Cluster Assistance Listing Number: 10.555 Pass-Through Agency: California Department of Education Award Period: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 Type of Finding: ? Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards requires compliance with the provisions of suspension and debarment. The District should have internal controls designed to ensure compliance with those provisions. Condition: During our testing, we noted the District did not have adequate internal controls designed to ensure vendors were not suspended or debarred for 2 out of the 5 vendors tested. Questioned costs: None as none of the vendors selected were suspended or debarred. Context: There were a total of 7 vendors with contracts equaling or exceeding $25,000. Cause: The District was unaware that vendors were not being reviewed to ensure they were not suspended or debarred. This was a result of turnover in the department. Effect: The auditor noted no instances of vendors identified as suspended or debarred; however, the lack of internal controls over these compliance requirements resulted in noncompliance. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend the District design procedures and controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place to determine vendors are not suspended or debarred.