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Where’s My DUNS?

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Can’t find your DUNS Number on SAM?decorative image

Are your searches using your DUNS as a filter no-longer working like before?

If you’re registered on SAM.gov, that’s all part of the plan. As of April 4th, 2022, your DUNS number is, well, done.

GSA has eliminated using your DUNS number for any official action and has already issued you a ‘Unique Entity ID’ or UEI.

What’s the difference? Well, that’s a good question. We wrote about this in Feb 2020:  DUNS is DONE (clientviewconsulting.com)

Essentially, the DUNS number is issued by a commercial entity and GSA preferred to issue their own identifier for improved accuracy, services, etc.

If you search using DUNS numbers, you need to change your filters to use the UEI. More importantly, your UEI is now your official identifier on all government transactions.

You can read all the details on the SAM.gov website

For SAM Administrators, it’s worth looking at the SAM.gov ANNOUNCEMENTS section on their home page as there are five separate announcements about the new UEI.

Enjoy your new identity!

SAM.gov Wants to Get to Know You Better. Much Better.

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Dear SAM.gov Administrators,Decorative image of cyber lock

Like Your Privacy? Want to be a Government Contractor? Take your pick…because these are now mutually exclusive choices.

NextGov reported last week that the Government Services Administration (GSA), which operates everyone’s favorite data aggregator, www.SAM.gov, is going to require every entity registered to provide the name of a real human being as the Account Administrator.

Apparently there are fake accounts and / or false names being used for SAM.gov registrations.

You may recall that SAM.gov started requiring all entities to submit notarized certification letters to establish or renew a registration a few years ago.

Then we all had to create a new account via www.Login.gov and use those credentials to access SAM.gov.

Apparently, that wasn’t sufficient so now they’re requiring each SAM Account Administrator to provide a copy of their driver’s license, social security number, and a valid phone number. The data will be cross-referenced with the issuing agency for validation.

Oh, and GSA says they won’t store the data either in SAM.gov or Login.gov.

The rollout started on October 1st this year – but apparently there isn’t yet a hard deadline established.

So, SAM Account Administrators take note and prepare to sacrifice a bit more of your personal info.

Read the full article if you want to know more.