SAM.gov Explained

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Last updated: May 12, 2023 by Fazila Sunbal

Companies are required to register in SAM.gov 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 programs. 

If a firm is having difficulty connecting a SAM.gov account to a Certify account, please ensure that the UEI, TIN, CAGE Code, and Bank Account being entered into Certify match exactly with what's in SAM.gov.

If you are unable to find help using our Knowledge Base please submit a ticket to our Help Desk by emailing help@certify.sba.gov.