The government does not charge you to sign up with the System for Award Management (SAM), but SAM registration is a difficult process, and while we charge a fee of $597, we believe that Federal Contractor Registry offers customers a substantial value that includes many essential perks, including:
- Accurate SAM Registration & Setup
The SAM registration application is lengthy and includes a variety of sections including adding your NAICS codes, your product service codes, SBA set-asides etc. Once the registration is completed, we will provide you with your MPIN, CAGE code and any other important information you will need to keep on hand.
One of the best reasons to hire an expert is that we guarantee accuracy, and we understand each section of the SAM application. Business owners, while they are experts in their field, don’t always understand the intricacies of the SAM registration process, and if you make mistakes, this can delay the approval process significantly. As SAM experts, we will ensure that your registration is accurate so that your registration is approved as quickly as possible and get started as a federal contractor.
- We Save You Time
It can take business owners 10 or more hours to complete SAM registration, and that’s time you have to take away from running your business and generating revenue. SAM registration is not an easy process, and it can be quite frustrating, but we are SAM experts and understand every portion of the registration process.
Our team has handled thousands of SAM registrations (and SAM renewals) for just about every type of business imaginable, and we can complete your registration quickly and accurately, leaving you free to focus on your business and to learn all you can about working as a federal contractor.
- We Help With The New SAM Unique Entity ID
In the past, all companies that signed up with SAM had to submit their Data Universal Number System (DUNS) code. Historically, most businesses simply registered with Dun & Bradstreet and were assigned a code, but that system will become obsolete in 2022.
The new system is, unfortunately, a bit more complicated, but we can help! Before we begin your SAM registration, we will oversee the process of getting your Unique Entity Identifier assigned to your business, which will save you a substantial amount of time on top of having us handle your SAM registration.
- We Can Help With Your Notarized Letter
Every new business or individual that signs up for SAM must send a notarized letter to the Federal Service Desk identifying the Entity Administrator for their business. This is simply the person who is authorized to make changes to your SAM account.
We can send you the proper template for this letter, and all you will have to do is fill out a few sections, print it out and take it to a notary and then send it to the Federal Service Desk. The letter templates can be difficult to locate on the government website, and government officials keep changing where this letter is located, but we will save you the hassle of finding this letter and simply send you the template and we can answer any questions you have regarding the proper way to fill out the template.
- We Help With SBA Registration
A portion of all government contracts are set aside for small business owners, but in order to take advantage of these “set asides,” you need to register with the Small Business Administration. The Small Business Administration also provides an assortment of other benefits for small business owners and while we highly recommend that all of our small business clients take advantage of these opportunities, we know that getting started with SBA can be challenging.
As we complete your SAM registration, we also can provide you with proper registration for several SBA programs. Our particular area of expertise is helping any tribally-owned businesses (including Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian businesses) sign up to become Super 8a contractors.
SBA also offers special programs for businesses that are majority-owned by women and/or veterans, as well as businesses located in HUBZones, and we can help you figure out this process and which programs might be the best fit for your company.
HUBZones are “historically underutilized” business zones. These often are local in economically-challenged urban areas as well as rural areas and on Native American lands. In some cases, a temporary HUBZone might be created to help an area recover economically after a natural disaster.
- We Can Introduce Super 8a Contractors To Other Federal Contractors
Over the years, we’ve helped thousands of businesses complete their SAM registration, and we are happy to introduce our new Super 8a federal contractors to other contractors in the FCR network. This can be a great way for firms owned by Native American tribes, Alaskan Native Corporations (ANCs) and Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) to find prime contractors that are a match to their goods or services. We don’t want to simply complete your SAM registration, we truly want your business to succeed with government contracting.
If you are ready to get started with government contracting and would like Federal Contractor Registry to help, simply click on the green new registration tab on our homepage, fill out our quick contact form and a registration specialist will be in touch as soon as possible.