INDEPENDENT SINGLE OR PROGRAM-SPECIFIC AUDIT. a. If Contractor within Contractor’s fiscal year expends a total amount of at least $750,000 in federal funds awarded, Contractor shall have a single audit or program-specific audit in accordance with the 2 CFR § 200.501. The $750,000 federal threshold amount includes federal funds passed through by way of state agency awards. b. If Contractor within Contractor’s fiscal year expends a total amount of at least $500,000 in state funds awarded, Contractor must have a single audit or program-specific audit in accordance with UGMS, State of Texas Single Audit Circular. c. For-profit Contractors whose expenditures meet or exceed the federal and/or state expenditure thresholds stated above shall follow the guidelines in 2 CFR § 200.501 or UGMS, as applicable, for their program-specific audits. d. The HHSC Office of Inspector General (OIG) will notify Contractor to complete the Single Audit Status Registration Form. e. If Contractor fails to complete the Single Audit Status Form within 30 calendar days after notification by OIG to do so, Contractor shall be subject to DSHS sanctions and remedies for non- compliance with this Contract. f. The audit must be conducted by an independent certified public accountant and in accordance with applicable OMB Circulars, Government Auditing Standards, and UGMS, which is accessible through a web link on the DSHS website at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇/contracts/links.shtm. g. Contractor shall procure audit services in compliance with this section, state procurement procedures, as well as with the provisions of UGMS. Contractor, unless Contractor is a state governmental entity, shall competitively re-procure independent single audit services at least every six years.
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