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2022-003 ? Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance / Significant Deficency in Interal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Federal Programs. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the County. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The County did not verify that any of their vendors over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the County. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the County was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding. Recommendation. We recommend that the County verify that any of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred. View of Responsible Officials. The County will review vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds to ensure that they are not suspended or debarred.