A contracts manager logged in to file a routine Individual Subcontract Report in spring 2026 and found eSRS.gov no longer existed. No grace, no redirect they recognized, just a system that was there last cycle and gone this one. If your company files ISRs or SSRs, this is the change you cannot afford to learn about at the deadline.
GSA contractors now file subcontracting reports inside SAM.gov. eSRS.gov was retired on February 20, 2026, and its Individual Subcontract Report (ISR) and Summary Subcontract Report (SSR) functions moved into SAM.gov. FPDS.gov’s ezSearch was decommissioned on February 24, 2026, with contract award searches also shifting to SAM.gov.
What Exactly Changed in Early 2026?
Two legacy systems were absorbed into SAM.gov within the same week, part of GSA’s broader consolidation of the Integrated Award Environment.
The specifics:
- eSRS.gov retired February 20, 2026. Subcontracting plan reporting, including ISRs and SSRs, now lives in SAM.gov.
- FPDS.gov ezSearch decommissioned February 24, 2026. Contract award data searches move to SAM.gov.
- Permissions did not carry over the way users expected. Access to subcontracting reporting in SAM.gov depends on the correct roles being assigned to the right people in your company.
- CPARS is next. Past performance reporting through CPARS is expected to move into SAM.gov later in FY 2026, so this consolidation is not finished.
This is the same direction as the rest of the federal procurement stack: fewer systems, one front door. The friction is in the transition, not the destination.
Where Do You File an ISR or SSR Now?
Inside SAM.gov, under its subcontracting reporting function, using the same ISR and SSR report types you filed in eSRS. The reports did not change. The address did.
If your company holds a contract with a subcontracting plan, your ISR and SSR obligations continue exactly as before in substance. What you have to confirm:
- Your entity is registered and active in SAM.gov with current information.
- The right individuals have the subcontracting reporting role assigned in SAM.gov, not just general entity access.
- You can see your existing reporting record so you are filing against the correct contract.
The single most common failure right now is not the report itself. It is discovering at the deadline that nobody in the company has the SAM.gov permission to file it.
If your team is not sure who holds subcontracting reporting access in SAM.gov, sort that out before your next reporting window, and a Schedule management review can map your compliance calendar against the new system.
What Else Changed Besides the Location?
A few reporting details shifted with the move, and one deadline was adjusted because of it.
| What | Before | Now |
| ISR / SSR filing system | eSRS.gov | SAM.gov subcontracting reporting |
| Contract award search | FPDS.gov ezSearch | SAM.gov |
| NAICS / PSC on ISR and SSR | Required | No longer required; NAICS optional and may differ from the prime contract |
| Mid-year ISR deadline | Standard cycle date | Extended into mid-2026 due to the migration (confirm exact date) |
Because the migration disrupted normal filing, the mid-year ISR deadline was extended. Confirm your exact due date in SAM.gov rather than assuming the old calendar still applies.
Our Take
System migrations look like IT housekeeping until they cost you a missed subcontracting report and a note in your file. The contractors who get burned are not the ones who filed late on purpose. They are the ones who assumed eSRS would still be there and found out otherwise with days to spare. The smart response is unglamorous: confirm your SAM.gov entity is active, assign the subcontracting reporting role to a named owner, and rebuild your compliance calendar around SAM.gov before CPARS moves too. Treating these consolidations as a recurring operating task, not a one-time surprise, is exactly the proactive posture GSA Verticalization™ is built to keep clients in.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I submit my ISR subcontracting report in 2026? Inside SAM.gov, under its subcontracting reporting function. eSRS.gov was retired on February 20, 2026, and ISR and SSR filing moved into SAM.gov.
Was eSRS decommissioned? Yes. eSRS.gov was retired on February 20, 2026. Its subcontracting plan reporting functions are now part of SAM.gov.
How do I search FPDS contract award data now? FPDS.gov ezSearch was decommissioned on February 24, 2026. Contract award searches now run through SAM.gov.
Do I still need a NAICS or PSC code on my ISR or SSR? No. NAICS and PSC codes are no longer required on ISR and SSR reports. Contractors may optionally use a NAICS code for a subcontract that differs from the one on the prime contract.
What system moves into SAM.gov next? CPARS, the past performance reporting system, is expected to migrate into SAM.gov later in FY 2026 as the Integrated Award Environment continues consolidating.
Don’t Get Surprised at the Reporting Deadline
The reports did not change. The system did, the permissions did, and one deadline moved. The companies treating this as a five-minute login problem are the ones filing late, because the access issue does not surface until someone tries to submit.
A Schedule management review confirms your SAM.gov access, assigns a named owner for subcontracting reporting, and rebuilds your compliance calendar so the next ISR, and the CPARS move after it, are routine instead of a fire drill.
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The cost of getting this wrong is not the report. It is the conversation with your contracting officer about why it was late.
