“GSA’s Integrated Award Environment has been consolidating various procurement websites and tools under a single site under SAM.gov. The new site includes the entity registration process previously housed on the old SAM.gov, including obtaining the unique identifier required for any organization doing business with the government—contractors, grantees, academic institutions, etc.
IAE officials have also been working on a number of security upgrades, including plans to authenticate the real-world identity of all entity administrators—the people tasked with managing the SAM registration accounts at each private sector organization. Officials expect to kick those plans into full gear this year…”
“As part of the process, administrators will be asked to submit an image of their state-issued photo ID, Social Security number and a valid phone number. That information will be confirmed with the issuing agency—state department of motor vehicles, Social Security Administration, etc.—then compared with other registrant data.
GSA officials noted the authentication data will be encrypted in transit and at rest, and will not be ‘stored at either SAM.gov or Login.gov,’ according to the slide deck…” Read the full article here.
Source: GSA Wants a Real Person Associated With Every SAM Registration Before Fiscal Year’s End – By Aaron Boyd, October 20, 2021. Nextgov.
