SAM Registration Requirements

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Any business doing work with the federal government needs a SAM.gov registration, but there are some particular elements that GSA vendors need to pay attention to.  If you're an existing GSA vendor or a prospective one, hop into the episode to see if you've answered their questions correctly.

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Episode Notes:

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Register your SAM account here: https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration

Transcript

Welcome to GSA 101 brought to you by Elevate GSA: where we turn GOVSPEAK into a language YOU speak.  My name is Hannah Struss and I have Collin Hartsell here with me and we are going to be talking about SAM registration requirements for new GSA vendors.

Before you apply for a GSA contract you need to make sure that your company has a current SAM Registration that is up to date and accurate. Specifically there are a few items that need your special attention when filling out your SAM profile:

·      Under Financial Information: You must select “yes” to accepts credit card payments

·      Primary NAICS in SAM must line up with the SIN you are pursuing that is set as your preponderance of work in eOffer. For instance, if you are pursuing SIN 541611, you need to select the NAICS code that lines up with this SIN, which in this case is 541611

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·      You must say “yes” to working with the Department of Defense under the Assertions tab so that you can be taken through the DFARs questionnaire in addition to your FAR questionnaire. 

·      Ensure you have the proper set asides (women-owned, SDVOSB, etc) selected in SAM that you want to convey to your GSA contract. 

Renew/create your account a month or so prior to submitting your proposal to GSA. This ensures your SAM account will be active during the entire process. Having a SAM account expire in the middle of the GSA contract acquisition process can be tiresome to deal with!

With your proposal vendors must provide a copy of their SAM Record, as well as the DFAR and FAR reports.

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As always, thanks for listening! 

Links:

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Register your SAM account here: https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration