Finding Text
Finding: 2024-004 Procurement, Suspension and Debarment
Federal Programs: Department of Health and Human Services
Health Center Program Cluster
Assistance Listing No. 93.224 and 93.527
Criteria: Uniform Guidance, Procurement, Suspension, and Debarment
Condition: The Organization did not verify that certain employees and vendors were not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in federal programs before entering into transactions with them.
Cause: The Organization did not follow its policy regarding debarment searches and did not verify that certain employees and vendors were not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in federal programs.
Effect: The Organization did not verify that certain employees and vendors were not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in federal programs before entering into transactions with them.
Questioned Costs: None reported.
Context/Sampling: The finding appears to be a systemic issue.
Repeat Finding from Prior Year: Yes
Recommendation: It is recommended that the Organization establish procedures to ensure that the debarment policy is followed.
Views of Responsible Officials: Management concurs. The Organization will establish procedures to ensure that debarment searches are completed to verify that employees and vendors subject to debarment requirements are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in Federal programs before the Organization enters into transactions with them.
Contact Person: Delgado Cantave, CEO
Anticipated Date of Completion: May 31, 2025