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Create User Account

Your CCR username will not work in SAM. You will need a new SAM User Account to register or update your entity records. You will also need to create a SAM User Account if you are a government official and need to create Exclusions or search for FOUO information.

Create User Account

Register/Update Entity

You can register your Entity (business, individual, or government agency) to do business with the Federal Government. If you are interested in registering or updating your Entity, you must first create a user account.

Use the SAM Status Tracker to:
Check Status

Search Records

All entity records from CCR/FedReg and ORCA and exclusion records from EPLS, active or expired, were moved to SAM. You can search these records and new ones created in SAM. If you are a government user logged in with your SAM user account, you will automatically have access to FOUO information.

WHAT IS SAM?

The System for Award Management (SAM) is an official website of the U.S. government. SAM consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is NO cost to use SAM. Register to do business with the U.S. government for free directly from this site. Find free help with your SAM registration on our HELP tab, including user guides, videos, and FAQs.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Learn more about these topics at SAM > General Info > News > Announcements:

  • The SAM.gov quarterly release was deployed on November 11, 2016 and the release notes are posted.
  • FAR Case 2015-022 redesignated the terminology for unique identification of entities receiving federal awards effective October 31, 2016.
  • Service Contract Reporting for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) began October 11, 2016.
  • Interested in the DATA Act FAR Data Collection Pilot? Visit GSA Interact or www.cao.gov for more information.
  • SAM.GOV REGISTRATION IS FREE! There is NO FEE to register or maintain your SAM.gov registration.



USER GUIDES/HELPFUL HINTS

SAM Help:

Find the full SAM User Guide, Quick Start Guides, Helpful Hints, and Webinars on the HELP tab.



Use the SAM Status Tracker to check your SAM entity registration status.


Federal Service Desk:

Get additional FREE help with your SAM.gov registration at our Federal Service Desk.


ATTENTION EXTRACT AND WEB SERVICE USERS

SAM Extracts and Web Services:

Support for the legacy-formatted extracts and web services in SAM ended on October 31st, 2014. Federal systems using SAM data must convert to the SAM-formatted extracts and web services. If you see "You do not have access to this extract" you need to submit a Data Access Request for the appropriate role by logging in with the account that needs the role. Go to "Data Access" then click on either "System Data Access Request" or "Individual Data Access Request" (depending on your user account type) and follow the prompts to submit the request. Visit the openIAE GitHub site for more information about SAM's data, web services, and RESTful API.