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How do I check my SAM.gov registration in the Roadmap?

In the Federal Registration step, enter your legal business name and click Verify. The Roadmap looks you up on SAM.gov.

Written By GovPreneurs

Last updated 21 days ago

SAM.gov is the federal system where a business registers to work with the government. SAM means System for Award Management. The Roadmap looks up your business the way a buyer would.

ℹ️ Before you start: your registration must exist on SAM.gov. The Federal Registration step waits for LLC Registration, but you can still open it and run the check.

Steps

  1. In the left menu, click Roadmap.
  2. Open the Foundation tab. Click Federal Registration.
  3. Click Verify your SAM.gov registration.
  4. In Legal business name, enter the name exactly as it shows on SAM.gov.
  5. If you have it, enter Mailing ZIP (optional). If you have your UEI (Unique Entity ID, 12 characters), enter it in UEI (optional).
  6. Click Verify.
The Federal Registration step with the Verify your SAM.gov registration form.

What you see next

  • If the check finds an active registration, the card says Review and confirm. It shows the facts from SAM.gov.
  • If the facts are for your business, click Yes, this is correct — confirm. The card then says — verified with the date, and the step turns to done.
  • If the facts are for another business, click Try again with different info. Enter your UEI. The check then looks up your exact record.
  • If the check finds no record, the card says "No SAM.gov record found". Check the name on SAM.gov, or enter your UEI.
  • If the registration is not active, the card says it could not verify. It shows a link, Renew your registration at SAM.gov.
  • If SAM.gov is down, the card says: "SAM.gov is down — check back in a while." Nothing is wrong with your details. Click Try again later.

Do you have to wait for the government?

Some steps wait for Federal Registration. Some do not. See Why is a Roadmap step locked?.

These steps wait for it: SLED Registration, SBS Registration, CMMC 2.0 Level 1, Prime Registration and Send to Mentor. Proposal Building and Review & Submit wait for it through Send to Mentor and SLED Registration.

The other steps do not wait for it. You can run the SAM.gov check before LLC Registration is done.

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