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Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation) - The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 2, Part 180.220 states that non-Federal entities are prohibited from contracting with or making sub-awards under covered transactions to parties that are suspended or debarred. Condition - The District did not obtain debarment certification or document their vendor search in the System for Award Management website for vendors contracted in excess of $25,000 related to the grant program. Upon further review, it was determined that the vendors were not suspended or debarred. Questioned Costs - None. Context - The District did not document their verification that selected vendors were not suspended or debarred. Effect - Noncompliance with the federal award program's suspension and debarment compliance requirement could occur and not be detected and corrected in a timely manner. Cause - Written procedures are not in place to verify if vendors contracted in excess of $25,000 related to the Child Nutrition Cluster program are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from doing business. Recommendation - Procedures need to be implemented to ensure all vendors contracted with have not been suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from doing business, prior to procuring their services. Management's response - Management does not disagree with this finding. In future years, the District will document their verification that vendors are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded from doing business.