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This finding is: New Federal Program Name & Year: National School Lunch Program 2023 & School Breakfast Program 2023 Project Number: 2023-4210 & 2023-4220 ALN No.: 10.555 & 10.553 Passed through: Illinois State Board of Education Federal Agency: United States Department of Agriculture Criteria: Under the Procurement and Suspension and Debarment compliance requirement, management is responsible for designing internal control activities to verify and document suspension and debarment on vendors who are paid with federal funds. Condition: During the course of the audit it was noted that the District did not verify and document the suspension and debarment check of vendors paid with federal funds of which they used to purchase cafeteria services and supplies from. Questioned Costs: This section is not applicable to this specific finding. This finding relates to the Procurement and Suspension and Debarment section of the compliance requirements of the OMB CFR Part 200 Compliance Supplement. This finding does not affect costs of the program as vendors paid with federal funds were not suspended or debarred. Context: The District did not verify and document that the vendors they used for cafeteria services and supplies were not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in the covered transaction with the District. Effect: The District is in noncompliance with the Suspension and Debarment verification and documentation requirement. Cause: The District did not verify and document suspension or debarment of cafeteria vendors who were paid with federal funds for cafeteria services and supplies during the fiscal year. Recommendation: We recommend the District annually verifies and documents that the vendors they use to purchase cafeteria services and supplies from who are paid with federal funds are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in the covered transaction. This can be done by checking the excluded parties list on www.sam.gov or adding a clause or condition to the contract. Management's Response: The District will make sure to verify that the vendors they use, and pay with federal funds, for cafeteria services and supplies are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from participating in the covered transaction annually.