Wednesday, June 3, 2009

School District Violates Federal Procurement and Debarment Requirements

The Snoqualmie Valley School District No. 410, located in King County, Washington, was the subject of a recent audit by the Washington State Auditor's Office.

The audit found that the District procured services from four vendors without documenting the selection process.


In addition, the District awarded four contracts totaling $165,398 in which they failed to check the federal database for whether any of the vendors were suspended or debarred from participating on government contracts.

To read the complete audit finding, visit this page from the State Auditor's Office website.

The federal suspension and debarment checking requirement applies to any contract in excess of $25,000 when there are federal funds involved. Public agencies may check the federal database by visiting
www.epls.gov.

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