The Federal Government is moving away from the DUNS number system and a new “unique entity identifier”—a nonproprietary system—for federal contracting purposes. They are switching on April 4th.
GSA urged organizations to update their ad hoc reports and saved searches in SAM.gov and provide their sub-awardees with UEIs before April 4. The SAM.gov site and GSA systems will be shut down for maintenance during the first weekend of April.
GSA noted that while it is handling the shift to the UEI system on governmentwide contracting systems, individual federal agencies must prepare for any changes to their own systems
Distinctly a blocking and tackling story, but if you do business with the federal government, this is a big deal. April 4 isn’t that far away, and the GSA is right to note that changes are the agency’s responsibility… as well as the individual companies themselves.
If you do business with the fed, the change is coming… and if you are considering it, there’s a new process to be aware of.