SAM Registration Renewal: Quick, Secure, and Accurate

If you intend to submit a bid for any government contracting jobs, you must complete your System for Award Management (SAM) registration renewal, whether your registration has already expired or is about to do so.

Why renew your SAM registration?

Government organizations are prohibited from doing business with anyone whose SAM registration has expired, and they frequently won't even consider giving a contract to someone whose registration is about to expire. This is because if a contract awardee's SAM registration expires in the middle of a federal contracting project, the agency is left in a bind and unable to use your services.

It is advised that you do your SAM registration renewal several months before it expires. The Federal Service Desk typically processes initial SAM registration applications and SAM renewal requests in less than a week, however, this can take longer if there is a backlog (as there was during the early months of the epidemic). It is preferable to just renew your SAM account well before the expiration date rather than run the chance of a drawn-out approval process.

The majority of state procurement agents will also ask for your (Commercial and Government Entity) CAGE Code, which serves as your unique ID within the System for Award Management if you want to work on state government contracts. It's possible that you won't be given any consideration for any state-level government contract work if they discover that your SAM registration has lapsed. While working as a federal contractor can be lucrative, we always advise clients to submit bids for state-level contracting positions as they are occasionally simpler to obtain and perhaps just as rewarding.

We urge you to finish your SAM renewal even if you haven't yet received your first federal contract. Most contractors discover that, on average, it takes more than a year, and perhaps even two years, to land their first federal contract. It takes some perseverance and patience, but once you start receiving contracts, this can completely change the course of your company.

A great strategy to grow your firm that is recession-proof is through government contracts. The government will still need products and services even in a weak economy, and it will turn to the private sector to provide those requirements. Government clients have an edge over other clients who might declare bankruptcy and leave you out in the cold without payment for your services since government agencies always pay their invoices, even in uncertain economic times.

Government Contractor Registry Can Be Useful

Even while the process of renewing a SAM registration is not as difficult as the first SAM registration, it can still be confusing and time-consuming. Since we handle hundreds of SAM registrations and renewals each year at Federal Contractor Registry, we can finish your renewal process efficiently and accurately, ensuring that you don't risk losing your active status.

We can perform your SAM registration renewal and update your listing for you even if it has expired. The government will not charge you a fee, however, we do charge a cost for renewal. However, hiring a SAM expert can be a good idea if you want to avoid the stress of renewal, and we handle renewals for businesses of any size.

In addition, we can assist you in enrolling in several SBA programs, such as the 8a certification, the Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program, the HUBZone program, the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and others. Our assistance with this process is free of charge; it is merely an extension of our SAM registration and SAM renewal services.

What Has Changed With the Unique Entity Identifier?

To seek up your company in the System for Award Management, government procurement agents, prime contractors, and other parties normally utilize either your CAGE Code, if you have one, or your DUNS number if you don't. The government currently employs something known as the Unique Entity Identifier instead of DUNS, which has been phased out.

The good news is that the government has already updated this for you and given you a number if you have either a current SAM registration or even an expired and inactive SAM registration. You can ask your Entity Administrator, who has the authority to make changes to your SAM account, to search for the new identification if you hire us to renew your SAM registration. Alternatively, we will note this identifier for you and give it to you if you hire us for your SAM registration renewal.

The procedure of obtaining your Unique Entity Identifier is a little more difficult if you have never finished SAM registration before, however, we can assist you with both of these processes in addition to your initial SAM registration. Keep in mind that obtaining a Unique Entity Identifier is not contingent upon completing SAM registration. Therefore, you can visit GSA.gov and follow the instructions to apply for the new Unique Entity ID if all you want to do is update your DUNS information.