SAM Registration Requirements

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

·        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!

Vendors must provide a copy of their SAM Record, as well as the DFAR and FAR reports with their proposal submission.

As always if you have any questions regarding this topic or about the general management of your GSA contract, please don’t hesitate to reach out to info@elevategsa.com.

Helpful links:

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