Procurement Card and CAGE Code Enhancements for System for Award Management Supplier Interface

During the import of System for Award Management (SAM) data, the SAM supplier interface can now identify Procurement Card as a Supplier Site Purpose. During a run of the Import SAM Trading Partner Information process, you can use the CAGE Code as a parameter for selecting suppliers. These two enhancements improve the process of managing supplier payments by using the supplier’s preferred payment method and keeping the supplier records current.

The System for Award Management supplier interface introduced two significant enhancements aimed at streamlining supplier management and payment processes:

  • Procurement Card as a Supplier Site Purpose: The supplier interface can now identify and categorize Procurement Card as a specific Supplier Site Purpose during the SAM import process.

  • Supplier Selection by CAGE Code: The Import SAM Trading Partner Information process includes a new parameter that enables the selection of suppliers based on their Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. The CAGE code is a unique identifier assigned to suppliers engaged in government contracting.

Business benefits include:

  • Enables organizations to easily recognize and manage suppliers that prefer to be paid using procurement cards. This ensures that payments are processed according to the supplier's preferred payment method.
  • Enhances the accuracy of supplier selection, ensuring that the correct suppliers are identified and linked to their corresponding records.

Steps to Enable

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Key Resources

For more information on Federal SAM processing, refer to the Implementing U.S. Federal Financials and Using U.S. Federal Financials guides.

Access Requirements

Use the following two roles:

  • Financial Application Administrator
  • Federal System for Award Management Administrator