A complete, video-led walkthrough of registering and maintaining your entity in the rebuilt SAM.gov. Written for federal contractors who want it done once, done right, and not done twice.
SAM.gov went through a structural overhaul this year. Most existing guides - the YouTube videos, the SBDC handouts, the blog posts ranking on Google - still walk you through the old flow. Forms moved. Validation tightened. The order of operations changed. This course was written in and for the new system, with screen captures from the live site as it stands today.
No filler. Every module covers a single decision point or form section in the new SAM.gov flow - the parts that get registrations rejected when they're wrong.
Matching your filing name to IRS records exactly. The single biggest reason registrations get held - and how to verify before you submit.
Getting your UEI cleanly under the new flow, what changed in 2026, and what to do when entity validation flags your address.
Picking codes that match the work you actually do - without accidentally locking yourself out of opportunities you'd qualify for.
Setting up your CAGE code and electronic funds transfer details so payments process on the first invoice, not the third.
E-Biz POC, Government POC, and Past Performance POC - who they are, what they're empowered to do, and why this matters at award time.
Walking through the FAR and DFARS provisions section by section. Plain explanations of what each clause is asking and how to answer.
Claiming small business, woman-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, or 8(a) status correctly - including the supporting documentation each requires.
What happens after you hit submit. The IRS and CAGE validation queues, typical timelines, and the most common holds (and how to clear them).
The exact documentation packet to assemble when SAM.gov rejects your entity validation - and how to phrase the supporting letter.
A 30-minute renewal system you can run every year so your registration never lapses - including a calendar template and renewal checklist.
Drop your email and you'll get a single notification the day it goes live - before it's announced anywhere else.
