[Researchnews] SAM.Gov Registration Expiration

[VCREDadmin VCREDadmin]

Please be advised that UCR’s SAM.gov registration expired on Saturday,
August 15, 2026. This annual registration is mandatory to maintain our
eligibility for federal awards.


In past years, UCR typically secured renewal approval in about three days.
Anticipating stricter federal regulations, we proactively initiated the
renewal process nearly two months  ago on June 22, 2026. Despite our
diligent follow-ups, final federal approval remains pending. The renewal
application is currently in its final stage of review with the Defense
Logistics Agency and could be approved at any moment.

Because a registration lapse is uncharted territory for UCR, we do not yet
know the full extent of the financial or administrative repercussions. If
you receive any external communications regarding UCR’s SAM.gov status,
please forward them immediately to REDalert at ucr.edu or send an email to
REDalert at ucr.edu should you need further information from SPA management.

We understand that this news is concerning. Please be assured that we have
engaged all relevant university, state, and federal contacts who may assist
in expediting the review. We remain hopeful that the renewal will be
finalized soon.


Research, Innovation and Economic Development
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ucr.edu/pipermail/researchnews/attachments/20260821/febbafdb/attachment.htm>