The New System for Award Management (SAM) contract was awarded in February of 2010 by GSA Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) to consolidate *8 of the Federal procurement systems and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance into one Portal.

SAM  will be made available in stages, starting with Entity Management (CCR/FedReg and ORCA) and the exclusions portion of Performance Information (EPLS) in winter 2011-2012

For SAM questions, please contact askSAM@gsa.gov
 

How Will the new System for Award Management Benefit the Government Contracting Community?

The benefits of SAM will include streamlined and integrated processes, elimination of data redundancies, and will reduced Government costs while providing improved Contractor capability.

For Vendors Who are Register in CCR.

With SAM, one user ID and password Login will provide access to all the capabilities associated with:

Registering to do business with the government.
Representing or self-certifying as a small business.
Viewing business opportunities.

Process!

SAM integrates registration with representations and certifications to create a simplified, streamlined process. It divides data entry into three logical groupings:

Core data (ex: Name and address, org type, financial information)
Assertions (ex: NAICS, size metrics) and conditional or optional information (proceedings, disaster)
Reps and Certs (FAR questionnaire)

Reporting Location!

SAM keeps all data in one place, so you only have to enter it one time.

For Owners of Interfacing Systems

Data Location and / or New Interfaces!

Capabilities will remain the same, but the data will be consolidated into one location, eliminating data redundancies and potential data conflicts. The configuration of your current data feed will change to align with the consolidated data model. The following presentations provides an overview of the planned changes.   SAM Briefing (January 2011)     SAM Briefing February 2011

New POCs for Interface Coordination!

SAM’s legacy systems, except PPIRS, and WDOL have been consolidated under one Program Manager, Kathleen (Kate) Oliver. Her team includes many of the legacy system PMs.

For legacy system questions, please contact the following personnel:

CCR/FedReg, FSRS – Meredith.Whitehead@gsa.gov

ORCA, EPLS – Priscilla.Owens@gsa.gov

FBO, FPDS – Wanda.Lloyd@gsa.gov

eSRS – Angela.Terry@gsa.gov

CFDA – Donna.Davis@gsa.gov

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* Systems scheduled to be consolidated into SAM

FBO (FedBizOpps)

The single government point-of-entry for posting solicitations over $25,000.

WDOL (Wage Determinations On-Line)

This government wide web site makes Service Contract Act (SCA) and Davis-Bacon (DBA) wage determinations easily accessible by the contracting community.

CCR (Central Contractor Registration)

Vendors wanting to do business with the government are required to register in CCR and revalidate annually. This provides payment information, validates Small Business Administration certifications as small, disadvantaged, 8(a), or HUB-Zone businesses, calculates business size, and validates taxpayer IDs with IRS.

ORCA (Online Representations and Certifications Application)

This web-based application allows vendors to enter Representations and Certifications once for use on all federal contracts. Vendors update these "reps and certs" annually.

PPIRS (Past Performance Information Retrieval System)

The federal acquisition community can access timely and pertinent contractor past performance information via this web-enabled, government wide application.

EPLS (Excluded Parties List System)

Parties excluded from receiving federal contracts and certain subcontracts are identified on this web-based system. Also identified are individuals excluded from certain types of federal financial and non-financial assistance, including benefits.

FPDS-NG (Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation)

This online repository provides data on all federal contract actions over $3,000. Standard and custom reports are easily accessible.

eSRS (Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System)

This system is designed for prime contractors to report accomplishments toward subcontracting goals required by their contract.

The new System for Award Management (SAM) will also include the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

 


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