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GSA Delays New Federal Contractor Registration System Implementation

The General Services Administration  (GSA) recently announced that it is moving the implementation date of the System for Award Management (SAM)—the federal government’s new registration system-- from May 29, 2012, to the end of July 2012. According to GSA, the additional time “will allow federal agencies to continue preparing their staff, give agencies and commercial system providers even more time to test their data transfer connections, and will ensure SAM contains the critical, documented capabilities users need from the system.” As a result of SAM’s implementation, the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system will no longer exist. Additionally, SAM will incorporate the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), the Federal Agency Registration (FedReg), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). The federal government will transfer information for those contractors already registered in CCR and ORCA. For a brief introduction to SAM, click here. For more information, please contact Jimmy Christianson at 703-837-5325 or christiansonj@agc.org