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SAM.gov — System for Award Management (SAM.gov)

Parent: U.S. General Services Administration. Domains in this note: sam.gov, acquisition.gov, gsa.gov.

What they regulate

SAM.gov (GSA) is the federal System for Award Management — entity registration, exclusions, and award data for U.S. government contracting. It does not license freight, insurance, securities, or loan brokers. Government-contracting introductions still need the correct commercial and state paths. Indexed ≠ endorsed.

Always prefer the live .gov site over a third-party mirror. Index ≠ endorsement.

How to verify

  1. SAM.gov home — Federal award management / entity registration — not a state broker licence register.
  2. Entity registration / search — Prefer live sam.gov entity and exclusion tools over mirrors.

Official portal: https://sam.gov/

Questions this page answers

Does SAM.gov license brokers?

No. SAM.gov registers entities for federal awards. State and sector licences still apply to broker introductions.

SAM.gov vs Grants.gov?

SAM.gov is entity/award management; Grants.gov is the federal grant opportunity portal. Related but not interchangeable.

Is a BrokerMafia agency page an endorsement?

No. Index ≠ endorsement. BrokerMafia is not a government agency and does not issue licenses.

Where is the full .gov directory?

https://brokermafia.com/usa/ — with JSON/CSV downloads that include the full local SLD inventory from CISA.

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