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2022-001 U.S. Department of Education Passed-through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Special Education Cluster ? CFDA 84.027 Criteria: Per 2 CFR section 200.319, procurements must provide for full and open competition. Condition: A vendor was awarded a contract without a competitive procurement process. Cause: The District relied on a State procurement exemption which does not apply to Federal procurements. Effect: The District is not in compliance with Federal procurement requirements. Questioned Costs: None Repeat Finding from Prior Year: Yes, finding 2021-001. Recommendation: The District should implement procedures to perform procurement procedures on all applicable contracts for goods and services. Views of Responsible Official: Management agrees with the finding