https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8007795&GUID=C3473EA4-C535-4F20-AA5B-D509862EF5CFLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8007795&GUID=C3473EA4-C535-4F20-AA5B-D509862EF5CFC3473EA4-C535-4F20-AA5B-D509862EF5CF-2026-05-08-12-26-03Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION WHEREAS, System for Award Management (SAM.gov) the official U.S. Government System for entity information, contract opportunities, contract data, wage determinations, federal hierarchy, and entity reporting; and WHEREAS, an active registration with SAM.gov is required for the County of Cook, Illinois ("Cook County"), and is also required for various individual Cook County departments and/or Cook County agencies ("Cook County entities") to obtain a unique entity identification number which enables County entities to apply for and receive federal grants; and WHEREAS, on April 4, 2022, the federal government implemented changes to the SAM.gov registration procedures, replacing the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number with the "Unique Entity ID" (UEI), managed by SAM.gov; and WHEREAS, the UEI is now the official 12-character alphanumeric ID used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify businesses, organizations, or entities that receive federal funding or do business with federal agencies. Entity registration, searching, and data entry in SFri, 08 May 2026 12:26:03 GMT