2018 Omnibus Bill Nixes DUNS and SAM Requirements for Farmers
ALEXANDRIA - Effectively immediately, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) financial assistance program participants will no longer need a Dun and Bradstreet Universal Number System (DUNS) number, or to register in the System for Award Management (SAM). “This change greatly simplifies the contracting process for our customers and staff,” said Claude Ross, acting state conservationist in Louisiana.