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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
SAM.GOV REGISTRATION
WHEREAS, System for Award Management ("SAM.GOV") is 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, transitioning from the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to the "Unique Entity ID" (UEI), managed by SAM.GOV; and
WHEREAS, the UEI is now the official identifier for conducting business with the U.S. Government, and entity registration, searching, and data entry in SAM.GOV now require the use of the new UEI; and
WHEREAS, this transition necessitates a consolidation of all current identifiers under the umbrella term "Cook County accounts" to streamline the identification process for Cook County entities; and
WHEREAS, failure to comply with the entity validation document requirements has resulted in rejections of County entities' registrations due to inability to verify addresses for various Cook County departments; and
WHEREAS, such rejections of Cook County entities prevent the County from receiving federal grant funding; and
WHEREAS, the County seeks to address this issue by providing an official document to SAM.GOV that verifies all Cook County entity names, addresses, UEIs, and entity start years, in accordance with SAM.GOV registrations; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution will serve as an acceptable document for entities during the entity validation process, ensuring successful registration, renewal and compliance of all Cook County ...
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