The reason firms Companies are required to register on SAM.gov in addition to Certify is that SAM.gov is how federal contract officers identify potential vendors for their contracts. In addition, prime contractors use SAM.gov to identify potential subcontractors and suppliers. States and local governments also consult the federal database of vendors. because it is the Federal Government’s system of record for federal awards and issuer of the Universal Entity Identifier (UEI), which is used to identify companies and organizations across all federal agencies. It also stores profile data for these organizations, used by federal contracting officers for various purposes. Therefore, firms must have active accounts in SAM.gov in order to apply for SBA certification through SBAprograms.
If a firm is having a hard time difficulty connecting a SAM.gov account to a Certify account, please make sure ensure that the DUNSUEI, TIN, and MPIN CAGE Code, and Bank Account being entered into Certify match exactly with what's in in SAM.gov. DUNS and TIN numbers should not contain any spaces or dashes and your MPIN is case sensitive. We have copied instructions below on locating your MPIN in your SAM profile. It is different from your SAM password.
To view your company's MPIN:
1. Go to the SAM Homepage: www.sam.gov.
2. Enter your Entity Administrator user ID and password, and then click the "Log In" button.
3. Locate your entity via the "Existing Entity Registrations" link under "Entity Registrations" in the left navigation pane.
4. Click the entity name in the Entity List.
5, Click "View" under "Registration Details."
6. From the Entity Dashboard select "Core Data."
7. Scroll down to the Business Information section to view the MPIN.
(Note: You must be the SAM Entity Administrator for the entity registration linked to your DUNS number in order to view the MPIN.)