The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) GSA opens second round of bid submissions for multibillion-dollar Polaris solicitation Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and HUBZone offerors have until 4 p.m. on Nov. 4 to submit proposals. Sep 19, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
GSA headquarters. (18F photo) SAM.gov outage planned this weekend as transition away from DUNS numbers takes effect "Any transition of this magnitude will have glitches, but I’m confident that our systems are ready," says GSA official Memi Whitehead. Mar 31, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) The federal government’s procurement portal leaves beta with focus on data security The new website offers secure entity registration from the homepage, displays Unique Entity Identifiers, and tweaks search filters. May 24, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir
The GSA building in Washington, D.C. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier / FedScoop) GSA’s transition to new unique entity identifier delayed The proprietary, nine-digit Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number supplied by Dun & Bradstreet will hang around a little longer. Oct 30, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) GSA extends procurement data reports transition due to coronavirus, feedback The agency wants to require use of the Federal Procurement Data System reports function in beta.SAM.gov by year's end. May 5, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) GSA begins transition to new identifier replacing DUNS The DUNS number is being phased out in favor of a non-proprietary alternative for doing business with the government. Jul 25, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) GSA picks Ernst and Young to phase out the DUNS number As GSA transitions to EY 's services, "the government will receive continued service from Dun & Bradstreet to maintain award reporting and data integrity." Mar 19, 2019 By Billy Mitchell
Rep. Virginia Foxx (House Education and the Workforce Committee / Flickr) GREAT Act gets another chance in 2019 The open data taxonomy bill is back after time ran out on it in the Senate in the 115th Congress. Jan 9, 2019 By Carten Cordell
(Getty Images) GSA taking bids for new contractor validation services The agency wants to acquire new validation services for federal contractors and grantees. Aug 31, 2018 By Carten Cordell