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Closed Date:
Septiembre 21, 2023

Clarify that if a State receives a disaster recovery grant and chooses to certify that its procurement process is equivalent to Federal procurement standards, “equivalent” means that its procurement process fully aligns with, or meets the intent of, each of the Federal procurement standards at 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.326.

Publication Report

2017-PH-0002 | Septiembre 22, 2017

HUD Did Not Provide Sufficient Guidance and Oversight To Ensure That State Disaster Grantees Followed Proficient Procurement Processes

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of disaster grantee procurement processes.  We conducted the audit after prior audits identified procurement issues.  Our objective was to determine whether HUD... más

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    Status
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      Closed
    2017-PH-0002-001-B
    Closed on Septiembre 21, 2023
    Summary

    Improve its controls to ensure that appropriate staff adequately evaluates the proficiency of State grantee procurement processes for States that select the equivalency option. This includes ensuring that staff that specializes in procurement review the documentation to ensure that State processes fully align with, or meet the intent of, each of the Federal procurement standards at 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.326.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-0002-001-C
    Closed on Septiembre 22, 2023
    Summary

    Clarify and improve its guidance for State grantees to explain what it means to have a procurement process that fully aligns with, or meets the intent of, each of the Federal procurement standards at 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.326.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-PH-0002-001-D
    Closed on Septiembre 22, 2023
    Summary

    Provide procurement training and technical assistance to State grantees to ensure that they understand the intent of each of the Federal procurement standards at 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.326.