Do Not Pay Best Practices 

November 10, 2021

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Agenda
Unique Entity Identifier Transition

Lori Makle-Sellman

November 10, 2021
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What is the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)?

• Current unique entity identifier is the DUNS Number

• Complete switch to UEI by April 4, 2022

• This switch will streamline entity registration

* Because DUNS is issued by 3rd party, entities must register 

separately. UEI is owned by the federal government and therefore 

entities will receive their UEI when they register in the System for 

Award Management (SAM)
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Why is the Change from DUNS to UEI Happening?

The federal government is streamlining the entity process and 

making it easier for entities to do business with the federal 

government.

• This change simplifies the process of registering your 

organization to do business with the federal government.

– Entities will be assigned an identifier during registration; you will 

not need to go to a third party to obtain an identifier or to get help.
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Agency Implementation Across the Federal Government

• Add SAM Dates and DNP Dates
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How Will Entities Receive their UEI?

• Currently registered entities in SAM have automatically been 

assigned a UEI (viewable on SAM.gov)

• New entities will be assigned a UEI during SAM registration

* The switch to UEI is a multi-step process where both DUNS and 

UEI will be available during this transition period until DUNS will 

officially be removed on April 4, 2022
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When is the UEI Changing in the DNP Portal?

 October 2, 2021 - Release 7.4: 

o SAM Exclusion Records Data Source to Accommodate UEI

o Portal Online Search Updates to Display and Accommodate SAM Exclusion Records UEI

 January 8, 2022 - Release 7.5:

o SAM Entity Registration Records Data Source to Accommodate UEI

o Portal Online Search Updates to Display and Accommodate SAM Entity Registration Records 

UEI

 March 5, 2022 - Release 7.6:

o Batch Matching and Continuous Monitoring Changes to Accommodate UEI

o Portal User Interface Updates

o Customer Bulk File Format Updates

 April 4, 2022:

o Full Transition to UEI
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Is the DUNS +4 Changing?

• Yes, the DUNS +4 is being replaced by the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) 

Indicator

• The screenshot below shows the UEI and EFT Indicator fields currently available 

in the Online Search functionality of the Portal for (SAM Exclusion Records Only)
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Standard Input File Layout Changes (UEI Field)

• One additional field (UEI) will be added to the end of the 

standard input file layout for your DNP Batch Matching or 

Continuous Monitoring file

Batch Matching 

(Payment File)

Continuous 

Monitoring 

(Payee File)
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Standard Input File Layout Changes (DUNS Field)

• The DUNS Number field will remain in the input file layout, 

and will need to be pre-populated with the default value of “0” 

after the April 4th transition to UEI

Batch Matching 

(Payment File)

Continuous 

Monitoring 

(Payee File)
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File Testing Prior to UEI Transition

• File testing for DNP Batch Matching or Continuous 

Monitoring files will be available prior to the UEI Transition to 

ensure successful data transfer

• More details about file testing will be provided
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Testing Schedule

• Start as early as November 18

• Targeted agency testing schedule

• All testing should be completed by February 18

• Agencies will need to cutover to the new format in production 

by April 4 to minimize matching impact

• Testing will take approximately a week and a half
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Continuing Communication

• Today’s presentation and the standard file layout will be sent 

to attendees after this meeting

• We will provide testing instructions

• We will hold technical drop-in calls during the testing window 

to answer questions and discuss any issues that may arise
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GSA Information

The Integrated Award Environment

See latest on how GSA is preparing for the federal transition at: GSA.gov/EntityID 

Join us on Interact for the latest updates: interact.gsa.gov/group/integratedawardenvironment-iae-industry-community 

Join the Technical Interface Community by emailing newSAMtesting@gsa.gov 

Additional Information from SAM.gov: UEI_Stakeholder_Meeting_August_12_2021
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Questions
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Contact Information

If you are ready to test with us now, or once you are 

ready, please email us with the following information 

at: donotpay@fiscal.treasury.gov

Name

Agency/Program

Access Group

Email

Telephone Number

Preferred testing date
Do Not Pay Analytics

Brian Hewitt 

November 10, 2021
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What is Data Analytics 

So that you can

Focus on your mission

Data Analytics is examining raw data to draw conclusions. It involves the 

assessment, evaluation, interpretation, and communication of meaningful 

information and utilizing that information for effective decision making. 
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Who We Are

So that you can

Focus on your mission

The DNP Analytics Team is dedicated to delivering insights and innovative data 

solutions that help you improve your payment integrity and meet your mission. 

Our team of professionals includes 

analytics consultants, data 

scientists, and data analysts with 

extensive experience in improper 

payments & fraud/waste/abuse in 

the government landscape, all

supported by teams with expertise 

in legal and privacy concerns, and 

customer outreach.
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Data Analytics: Our Services

Consultation

As improper payments experts, we provide 

Consultation to help identify business 

problems and remediate solutions.

Through consultation we will:

• Partner to understand your business processes

• Identify areas of opportunity to meet your goals

• Design analytical solutions

• Gain stakeholder buy-in

• Regular alignment throughout execution

We do this through:

• Knowledge of landscape

• Critical thinking skills

• Years of experience and analytics expertise to design custom analytical solutions
DNP Analytics

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Wisdom

Applying 

knowledge into action

Knowledge

How information 

connects to goals

Information

Describes collected facts: 

who/what/when/where

Data

Raw data points/facts

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Analytics Transforms Data to Insight

Information provided on applications, such as name, TIN, 

date of application, etc.

Program X awarded funds to 100,000 applicants.

A single awardee (0.001% of awardees) had an invalid TIN 

(e.g., 999999999).

There is a low occurrence of awardees with invalid TINs. Thus, the process 

controls seem to be working as expected and currently pose a low risk to 

payment integrity. Program X should focus resources on other high impact 

opportunity areas.

Example: Program X wants to know if process controls (e.g., requiring valid TIN) are effective.
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Our Analytics Techniques

We employ advanced data analysis techniques.

Data Matching Data Modeling Risk Assessment Advanced

Algorithms
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Our Access to Data Sources

Death Data

• Social Security Administration (SSA) 

Death Master File (DMF): Public Data 

Source

• American InfoSource (AIS) Obituary 

and Probate Records: Commercial 

Data Source

• Department of Defense (DOD) Death: 

Public Data Source

• Department of State (DOS) Death: 

Public Data Source

Debarment Data

• Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) List of Excluded 

Individuals and Entities (LEIE): Public & 

Restricted Data Source

• General (GSA) System for Award 

Management (SAM) Exclusion Records: 

Public & Restricted Data Source

Delinquent Debtors

• Treasury Offset Program (TOP): 

Restricted Data Source

• Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response 

System (CAIVRS): Restricted Data 

Source

Barred 

Foreign Entities

• Department of Treasury (TREAS) 

Office of Foreign Asset Controls 

(OFAC): Public Data Source

Registered Entities/

Non-Profit • GSA SAM Entity Registration Records: 

Public & Restricted Data Source

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)Tax 

Exemption Lists: Public Data Source

• 990-N (e-postcard), Publication 78 

(Pub78), Automatic Revocation of 

Exemption List (AREL)

Treasury Disbursed 

Payments

• Payment Automation Manager (PAM) • Payments, Claims, and Enhanced 

Reconciliation (PACER)
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Helps to provide insight into if deceased, debarred, or otherwise ineligible individuals or businesses 

received/applied for funds.

Benefits:

• Flexibility to use a variety of matching algorithms to identify applicants within data sources.

• Point-in-time capability to check if applicant appears in eligibility source within a specific timeframe.

• Ability to return relevant data points from data source to assist program in case development.

• Ability to prioritize results based on confidence & impact (e.g., size/frequency/timing of payment).

Our Capabilities – Eligibility Verification

Priority Payee Payment 

Date

Date of 

Death

Date of 

Birth

Data 

source

Confidence

1 Person C 3/1/2021 1/1/2021 1/1/1940 DMF, AIS High

2 Person A 3/1/2021 2/1/2021 2/1/1940 DMF Moderate

3 Person B 3/1/2021 3/15/2021 3/1/1940 DMF, AIS High ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Data Matching Results
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Helps to answer if businesses or individuals pose risk of not meeting requirements or providing other 

inaccurate or misleading data.

Benefits: 

• Provides supporting data points/details to assist in validating applications/awards.

• Ability to highlight instances with discrepancies between applicant provided data and data sources 

(e.g., employee counts, address).

• Ability to prioritize results based on impact (e.g., size/frequency of payment).

Our Capabilities – Risk Assessments

Data Matching Network analysis

• Flag instances of businesses that 

are/are not listed in data sources

• Proxy operation date relative to 

application date Entity shares key features, such as; 

name, TIN, bank account, address; with 

debarred entity

Bank & RTN,

Address

Barred 

Entity A

Applicant 

Entity B
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Helps to answer if applicant receive multiple forms of assistance across programs.

Benefits: 

• Flexibility to use variety of matching algorithms to identify applicants across programs. 

• Identify instances where applicants/awardees overlap with other programs.

• Ability to prioritize results based on impact (e.g., size/frequency of payment).

Our Capabilities – Cross Government Analysis 

Data Matching

Agency A

Awardees

Agency B

Awardees
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Use Case of Partnership with DNP
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SBA OIG received 

complaints of fraud 

regarding PPP loans 

Collaboration with DNP

5.2M PPP loans 

totaling $525B issued 

as of 8/8/2020

I certify...

• No current federal 

debarments or 

suspensions

• No delinquent 

federal loans

• Have not defaulted 

on federal loans ...

DNP Analysis of Paycheck Protection Program Loans

Scope derived from selfcertification requirements 
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Findings

PPP 

Loan Recipients

Delinquent Debtors

TOP Debt Check

CAIVRS

Debarment

SAM Exclusion

Death

DMF

AIS 

Dept. of State 

Dept. of Defense

SBA management and DNP discussed the matching parameters to ensure that 

results were consistent with PPP eligibility provisions

1.1%

98.9%

Loans With Recipients Listed On 

Eligibility Sources

Potentially Ineligible Loans Loans without matches

57,473 Loans

Valued at 

$3.6B

With $280M 

undisbursed 

as of 8/8/20
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Findings Continued 

10 High Risk 

Locations

3,403

Loan Servicing 

Locations 

57,473 Potentially Ineligible Loans

Valued at $3.6B

28%

49%

0% 50% 100%

Loan

Amount

Loan

Volume

Potentially Ineligible Loans

by Service Location

10 Locations All Other Locations
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Prevent Future Improper Payments

Direct focus to loans associated 

with potentially ineligible lenders 

that had undisbursed funds

Direct focus to loans associated 

with potentially ineligible recipients 

during loan forgiveness review or 

further disbursements

Analysis enabled agency to:

Outcome

Evaluate & Strengthen Controls:

Identified opportunity to 

strengthen controls in loan 

forgiveness process

Identified how DNP portal can 

prevent improper payments prior 

to award or release of funds for 

future PPP iterations

“Treasury’s analysis of potentially ineligible recipients demonstrates the importance of front-end controls...”
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Future Data Sources

Death Data

• Electronic Verification of Vital Events –

Fact of Death (EVE FOD) • Bureau of Prisons – Incarceration Data

Incarceration Data 

• National Provider Index (NPI) Registry

Healthcare Provider and 

Facility Data • United States Postal Service (USPS) 

Delivery Sequence File 

Address Data

• The Beneficiary Identification Records 

Locator Subsystem (BIRLS)

Veteran Status

Debarment Data

• Department of Agriculture’s National 

Disqualified List 
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Questions
API

Introducing Do Not Pay’s Application Programming 

Interface

Hayden Gunter

November 10, 2021
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What is an API?

DNP

CUSTOMER
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What is an API?

A machine-to-machine interaction that takes place over a 

network, typically using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 

used on the web.

• An API is a way for one software to access information from another software. An API takes the human 

aspect out of communicating between business lines and automates the process.

• The type of API offered by DNP is Representational State Transfer (REST). It defines the interface and 

conventions used between a web service provider and clients. REST is the most used and considered 

industry standard.

• In this case, your API would be the consumer of information and would be accessing information from DNP’s 

databases – as we would be the provider.

• Essentially, the consumer is integrating DNP data into their own system. 
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Process – High Level

Legal 

Analysis/Approval Technical Set Up QA Testing

Production 

Verification Go Live! Outcome Feedback
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• With the API, the consumer is integrating DNP data into their own system. 

• DNP would assess the needs of your organization to help you make the decision 

on API vs. Portal.

– Does the program need real time results or are daily results sufficient?

• Using the DNP Portal is a manual process of searching of DNP data sources.

• Portal requires people to log in and retrieve results.

• API does not require onboarding to portal.

• API can be an automated process.

• API returns results without you having to navigate to the appropriate functionality.

API vs. Do Not Pay Portal
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Single API call contains the search criteria of one entity to be matched 

against your agency’s approved data source(s). The DNP response will 

include data source match results(s) for that single entity.

Query Options: Option 1 –Single Record
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Multiple API call contains the search criteria of up to 100 entities to be 

matched against your agency’s approved data source(s). The DNP 

response will include data source match result(s) for the searched 

entities.

Query Options: Option 2 –Multiple Record
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What Data Sources Can you Query?

Payment 

Type DNP Usage AIS DMF DOD DOS ARL CAIVRS LEIE OFAC SAM Entity

SAM 

Exclusion

TOP 

Debt 

Check

Grant and/or 

Loan 

Payments

Online Search           

Batch Matching/

Continuous Monitoring           

Single/Multiple Query API           

Beneficiary 

Payments

Online Search        

Batch Matching/

Continuous Monitoring       

Single/Multiple Query API       

Vendor 

and/or 

Contractor 

Payments

Online Search           

Batch Matching/

Continuous Monitoring           

Single/Multiple Query API           
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• Initial meeting to discuss expectations.

• Initial Questions document and Legal Questionnaire sent to agency.

• Garner legal approval.

• Assist agency with technical questions during system buildout.

• Issue client certificates (QA and Production).

• QA Testing.

• Assist with go-live.

What Does DNP Do to Set Up?
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• Initial Meeting to discuss expectations.

• Complete the Initial Questions document and Legal Approval forms 

(DNP will guide you through the process).

• Once legal approval is given, the agency will be responsible for 

creating their API system.

• Test with DNP.

• Go live and give feedback on decision made (functionality can be 

built into API).

What Will You Do to Set Up?
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• The API team can meet with Agency Outreach and discuss how 

agencies are using API to better serve the agency.

• Technical team can watch for hiccups.

• This helps DNP uncover our ROI.

• Testimonials are good for business.

What Will DNP Do With Your Feedback?
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• Health and Human Services – Grants and Payments.

• Department of Justice - US Marshals 

• Small Business Administration – 504 Sacramento Loan Processing 

Center (Single)

• Small Busines Administration – EIDL

Current Partnerships
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Questions
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Contact Information

Primary Contact

Name: Hayden Gunter

Title: Project Manager

Phone: 205-912-6442

Email: hayden.gunter@fiscal.treasury.gov