I.  Background

The Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) is an electronic-Government initiative. The IAE is aggregating disparate Federal acquisition content, which is currently housed in numerous online systems, by providing one Web site for regulations, systems, resources, opportunities, and training. The Web site at https://www.acquisition.gov was designed to create an easily navigable resource that is both more efficient and transparent.

The transition of the IAE to the new System for Award Management (SAM) architecture has begun. This effort will transition the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS), and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) to the new architecture. This case provides the first step in updating the FAR for these changes, and it updates the Web addresses present in the FAR for these systems as being accessible through https://www.acquisition.gov. This rule also amends the FAR to provide for accessing the Disaster Response Registry through https://www.acquisition.gov. As the transition to SAM progresses, future FAR cases are anticipated to change the current names of the systems to SAM, as well as to begin the transition of the remaining IAE systems.