SAM.gov

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

SAM.gov provides centralized access to U.S. federal contracting opportunities, awards, and related data, including subcontract reports, wage determinations, and federal assistance listings, as the Official U.S. Government System for contracting and related information.

Target Customer

Contractors seeking federal contract opportunities and reporting capabilities; entities registering to do business with the federal government (Unique Entity ID); federal agencies publishing contracts, wage determinations, assistance listings, and subaward reports.

Key Differentiator

Official, 100% free government platform by the General Services Administration that consolidates contracting data (opportunities, awards, subcontract reports), wage determinations, federal assistance listings, entity information, and subaward reporting in one place; successor/central point for processes formerly spread across FPDS.gov, FSRS.gov, and related services.

Implementation Timeline

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Pain Points

1Difficulty discovering and tracking U.S. federal contracting opportunities and awards
2Managing entity registration and obtaining a Unique Entity ID to do federal business
3Compliance reporting for subawards and wage determinations, plus access to related guidance

Key Features

1Search Opportunities, Awards, and Subcontract Reports with FPDS.gov data downloads
2Download Contract Data from the FPDS.gov data bank and run customized reports
3Entity Registration and Unique Entity ID generation/verification
4Subaward Reports management (transition from FSRS.gov to SAM.gov)
5Wage Determinations access with DBA/SCA guidance, resources, and related tools

Target Customer Industries

Decision Makers

1Contracting Officer
2Labor Advisor
3DBA Advisor

Client Results

1Not provided in the supplied content (no case studies or quantified outcomes were included)

Competitive Advantages

1Official U.S. Government website (GSA) with free access
2Centralized platform for contracting data, assistance listings, and reporting
3Integration of subaward reporting and wage determination resources within SAM.gov
4Entity registration flow and Unique Entity ID to enable federal business
5Data download and reporting capabilities via the FPDS.gov data bank

Key Benefits

1Centralized access to federal contracting data (opportunities, awards, subcontract reports)

2No-cost access (100% free)

3Entity registration and Unique Entity ID management

4Wage determinations and DBA/SCA guidance/resources

5Data download and reporting integration (FPDS.gov, FSRSFSRS transition)

Additional Product Information

Product Description

The Official U.S. Government System for contracting data (opportunities, awards, subcontract reports), wage determinations, federal assistance listings, entity information, and reporting, operated by the General Services Administration.

Target Market

Federal agencies, contractors, and entities engaged in federal contracting, grants, and related reporting

Unique Value Proposition

A centralized, free, official portal for all major federal procurement and assistance data, combining contracting opportunities, awards, subcontracts, subaward reporting, wage determinations, and entity information in a single platform.

Technical Requirements

Full feature access requires sign-in; some functionality includes data downloads via the Data Bank; no explicit hardware/software requirements are listed beyond standard web access and account sign-in.

Pricing Model

Free

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