02/16/2022

Your Organization May Need a UEI if You Receive Federal Awards

In fact, you may already have been issued a UEI

As Clark Schaefer Hackett (CSH) works with our clients who had $750,000 or more in federal expenditures this year, we wanted to them know that filing the data collection form might need more information this year. CSH’s Amr Elaskary explains why below and what you need to do.

What happened?

The federal government is transitioning from using the DUNS Number (issued by Dun and Bradstreet) to a new Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) as the primary means of entity identification for federal awards. UEIs are required in accordance with 2 CFR Part 25, and UEIs will be issued by the federal government at SAM.gov. This means entities will no longer rely on a third party to obtain an identifier, as with DUNS. This change is meant to streamline the entity identification and validation process, making it easier and less burdensome for entities to do business with the federal government.

When the transition will take place?

On April 4, 2022, the Integrated Award Environment (IAE) systems (i.e., SAM.gov, FPDS, eSRS, FSRS, FAPIIS, and CPARS) will begin complying with the federal government’s requirement to end use of the DUNS Number for federal award management.

Please select this link to read the complete article from OSAP Strategic Partner Clark Schaefer Hackett.