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EPLS and UN Screening BASICS. August 2012. NOTE:. The following provides guidance on IRD’s EPLS and UN screening process. This is not a policy document. Update. A ll employees, consultants, suppliers, vendors, grant recipients, and subcontractors to be screened against: EPLS
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EPLS and UN Screening BASICS August 2012
NOTE: The following provides guidance on IRD’s EPLS and UN screening process. This is not a policy document.
Update All employees, consultants, suppliers, vendors, grant recipients, and subcontractors to be screened against: • EPLS • UN’s Sanction Lists
Check 1: EPLS through the USG System for Award Management (SAM)
1. Using Internet Explorer go to https://www.sam.gov. (There have been issues with SAM when using Firefox and Chrome)
2. Type in the name of the business or person you want to search for. 3. Press the magnifying glass button to search.
4. If search produces “no results”, print screen and file with other documentation supporting transaction.
5. Click Print and file with other documents supporting action.
Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to print and document the hit. If search produces a “hit”, immediately contact HQ Director of Contracts and Grants before proceeding further.
UN Sanction Lists • Access the United Nations Security Council list (resolution 1267 and 1989) • Go to http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/aq_sanctions_list.shtml
2. Click on the link to load list (HTML format seems to work better).
3. Note that the list is broken down into two sections, a) individuals and b) entities.
4. On your keyboard, press CTRL + F to pull up the search bar and type in the individual or entity. The number of results will appear to the right.
Print out results • On your keyboard press “PrntScn” (PrintScreen) • Open a new Word Document and paste the image • File the results Note: If there’s a “hit”, contact the Director of Contracts and Grants immediately!
Note: These instructions were specifically for UN resolution 1267 and 1989 (Al Qaeda). Please note are other UN lists that may need to be checked as well. Read your award document to determine additional requirements.