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SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT Federal Demonstration Partnership May 2013 Judith R. Zawatsky General Services Administration
SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT
Federal Demonstration Partnership May 2013
Judith R. ZawatskyGeneral Services Administration
Security Vulnerability
Current State?
What Happened?
What Did GSA Do?
What will happen going forward?
SAM.gov Grantee Account Migration WebinarWebinar Details
• Date: May 15, 2013
• Time: 2:00 PM EST ‐ 3:00 PM EST
• Location: Virtual
Registration
• All interested participants need to register.
• Register at this link:
http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/170683.
• The webinar is available for the first 1,500
participants that log‐in to the session. We
anticipate that registration will exceed the available
capacity. If you are unable to attend, please note
that the webinar will be recorded and posted to
SAM.gov approximately one week following this
event.
Accessing the webinar
• To enter the webinar room on the day of the event,
go to:
http://gsafas.adobeconnect.com/sam_webinar/
• Enter as a Guest and type your first and last name.
• Click Enter Room (No password is required).
• If you cannot make the webinar, there is no need
to RSVP or cancel.
In this course, you will learn how to create a SAM.gov account, migrate permissions
from CCR and update an existing registration.
This course is geared to those who are interested in becoming eligible to receive federal
grants from the government and who previously registered their organization in Central
Contractor Registration (CCR). The course will cover essential activities for getting
started and using the System for Award Management (SAM).
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
• Create a new SAM user account
• Migrate permissions from the legacy CCR system into SAM
• Update/renew an existing registration
Stay tuned for future sessions designed to help vendors/contractors, grantees and other
users learn more about using SAM. Online help, FAQs and access to the Federal Service
Desk help desk are available anytime via FSD.gov.
Buyer Beware
The System for Award Management (SAM) and the Federal Service Desk (FSD) are Federal Government owned and
operated free web sites.www.sam.gov
www.fsd.gov 1‐866‐606‐8220
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Upcoming Releases
SAM May Release includes, not limited to: Manage Search process Manage User Account Register/Renew Entity Site wide/Data quality and Usability
SAM July Release and then freeze for remainder of fiscal year
Hot Tips ‐ 1
SAM works best on Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. If you have access to one of these browsers to complete your registrations please use it instead of Internet Explorer.
If you are in Internet Explorer and you experience trouble on the SAM site, put the browser into compatibility mode by selecting (clicking) the icon in the address bar of the browser that looks like a broken or torn piece of paper. The icon is located in‐between the words General Services Administration [US] and the refresh button.
Hot Tips ‐ 2
If your CCR registration expired before Dec 2010 or if you do not have access to the email address on your CCR user account you will have to call the help desk to get access to your entity. Please have the following information available about your legacy CCR record when you call: Last 4 digits of the TIN Last 4 digits of the Bank Account number Financial Institute (Bank) Name Bank Account Type (Checking or Savings)You will also need to provide your SAM user name.
Hot Tips ‐ 3
If you search for your DUNS and/or legal name and do not find yourself, filter by Inactive Record Status.
Hot Tips ‐ 4
RegistrationGo through screen by screen, from the beginning of the record.
Do not jump around.
After reviewing your data on each screen, press "Save and Continue" or "Next".
Hot Tips ‐ 5
TIP: Make sure there is an answer selected for the "EDI" question, even if the answer is "No."
Hot Tips ‐ 6
TIP: On the POC page, please pay attention to where the last name is located. This should not be on the same line as the first name. If it is, please delete the last name and retype on the correct line.
Hot Tips ‐ 7Registration
Be sure to submit your registration
You will receive a notification when the registration has been successfully submitted.
Data on your submitted record will not replace data in the active or expired record until it has passed external validations and received an Active status. You will receive a notification when your registration has been activated. Passing IRS validation does not mean you have an active record.
Hot Tips ‐ 8
Registration
Your registration will not be available in external systems (ex: FBO or Grants.gov) until 24 hrs after the registration has been activated
