If an entity’s validation data doesn’t match information in a new database, additional documentation is required, according to an agency spokesperson.

"Any transition of this magnitude will have glitches, but I’m confident that our systems are ready," says GSA official Memi Whitehead.

The new website offers secure entity registration from the homepage, displays Unique Entity Identifiers, and tweaks search filters.

Also: beta.SAM.gov will lose the "beta" with an IAE merger this spring.

The agency wants to require use of the Federal Procurement Data System reports function in beta.SAM.gov by year's end.

The agency wants to acquire new validation services for federal contractors and grantees.