FPDS ezSearch is retired — contract awards research moved into SAM.gov

What changed

SAM.gov has moved contract awards data and searching into the platform, and FPDS.gov’s "ezSearch" is now retired. If your team still relies on FPDS links in call plans, pipeline notes, or capture templates, you’ll start hitting dead ends.

Why this matters for SDVOSBs

Award-history research is one of the fastest ways to:

• Identify incumbent primes and subs (who already know the customer)
• Spot ceiling / ordering patterns before a recompete
• Validate whether a requirement historically favored small business set-asides

If the tools change, your time-to-insight slows down — exactly when you need to move early.

Action items (today)

1. Update internal playbooks: replace FPDS ezSearch bookmarks with SAM.gov award-search entry points.
2. Refresh templates: remove FPDS-specific instructions/screenshots from your capture SOPs.
3. Train analysts: standardize how you save SAM.gov award links in deal rooms.

Sources

• SAM.gov announcement: Contract awards data and searching now in SAM.gov (updated Mar 18, 2026).