Finding Text
2024 – 001. Child Nutrition Cluster – Assistance Listing 10.553/10.555 – Suspension and Debarment
Criteria: Per Uniform Guidance, entities are prohibited from contracting with or making subawards of $25,000 or
more to parties that are suspended or debarred.
Condition: Documentation was not available to indicate the School System verified two vendors for suspension and
debarment before awarding and/or extending the contract during the fiscal year.
Context: See above condition.
Cause: Management oversight.
Effect: The School System was not in compliance with the requirements of suspension and debarment.
Recommendation: We recommend that the School System establish procedures to ensure proper verification of
suspension and debarment.
Views of Responsible Official and Planned Correction Action: Henry County Schools’ Finance and Procurement
departments implemented revised controls for Suspension and Debarment during April 2024. The observed findings
occurred prior to the revised control processes, but a subsequent review has confirmed our revised practice would
have mitigated the observation. Henry County Schools will