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2022-001 ? Suspension and Debarment Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance / Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF); U.S. Department of Treasury; Assistance Listing Number 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. Management has indicated that it was not aware of the requirement to check vendors participating in federal award programs for active exclusions from federal award work. 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. We concur with the audit assessment regarding this matter. Moving forward all vendors will be verified.