SAM seems to be running more smoothly and reliably today, but I was wondering if anyone else is having the same trouble that I am currently experiencing.

We are using the SAM search function to perform debarment on subawards prior to invoice payment.  The old EPLS system, and our internal subaward processes and recordkeeping was based on a subaward's EIN.  We do not have the DUNS number on record for the majority of our subawards.  This is the prime reference number in the new SAM search system.  You can search by name or EIN, but you then get multiple results.  Technically, I suppose documenting that the multiple results are all negative fufill the requirement.  Have any of you encountered this situation?  If so, how are you handling it.

We can certainly change our data collection and record keeping for new subs as we issue them, but we have many current subawards and it would be a substantial effort to collect and update all of this information at once.

I would appreciate any input along this line of thought/  Thank you all!

Laura L. Salvati, MBA, CRA
Sr. Grant Administrator
Research Administration & Finance
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street, West Hall, 4th Floor
Troy, NY 12180-3522
Phone: (518) 276-8359
xxxxxx@rpi.edu

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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Gregory Schmidt
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 10:23 PM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] SAM Problems

In the "For what it's worth" column, which admittedly is not much, the
issues with SAM is across all users, not just Higher Ed.    Everyone is
having problems accessing the system.  I've been reading about the issues in many forums.

While patience may be a virtue, it doesn't help anyone with submitting grant, cooperative agreement, or contract bid applications.

Greg Schmidt

GKS Consulting, LLC
703-346-5696 (Voice)
703-938-1294 (Fax)

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From: Research Administration List
[mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Suzan Lund
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 10:41 PM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] SAM Problems

Even if your registration is not expired, you may not be able to access your records in SAM.  Our institutional information is current, and my password was updated prior to the transition; however, I have been unable to log in since the transition.  I have only intermittent success even reaching the SAM home page.  Once there, again, access to look up institutional information is intermittent.  Very frustrating!

Suzan G. Lund, CRA, CPRA
Associate Director, Sponsored Programs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
312 N. 14th St., Alexander West
Lincoln, NE  68588-0430
Ph:  402-472-1930     Fax:  402-472-9323
xxxxxx@unl.edu
http://research.unl.edu/sp1

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From: Research Administration List
[mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of McWhorter,Sharon
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 7:42 AM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] SAM Problems

According to a previous post from eRA, if you have an active CCR registration you do not need to do anything until it is time to renew. If your registration was due to expire between May 15 and July 15, 2012, the expiration date was to be extended by 90 days.

Sharon
Sharon McWhorter
Associate Director
Office of Research Services
The University of Akron
330-972-8311
xxxxxx@uakron.edu

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From: Research Administration List
[mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Jean Remmer
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 4:25 PM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] SAM Problems

Has anyone received a satisfactory answer about what those of us who have been unable to register with SAM for the last week plus are supposed to do about today's grant deadline?  I have been on hold for hours over the last week with multiple agencies and have only talked to one live person.  He was at Grants.gov and while he was very sympathetic was unable to help except to give me a number at NIH to call.  That mailbox was full and they suggest you write an email (which I did) but no answer yet.  CSR is also too busy to take calls.

Clearly we're not the only ones with this issue.  Does anyone have an alternate way to submit other than through G.g who will kick the app out without a SAM registration?  Has anyone heard that the deadline for SBIR/STTRs might be extended because of the trouble everyone has had with SAM being down for the last week?

Thanks for your help.  I'm currently on hold with eRA Commons (going into minute #43) hoping they have some suggestions.

Jean
L. Jean Remmer
Vice President, Research Administration
Proteogenomics Research Institute for Systems Medicine
11107 Roselle Street
San Diego, CA 92121-1206
Ph. 858.450.9999 x103 * Fax 858.450.9888

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