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32 sections with “Registered in SAM”

  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …ecords for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that— (1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity…
  • FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.
    …ntract for each location of contract, including subcontract, performance. For contractors registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch shall only modify data received from SAM i…
  • FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management.
    …ecords for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that— (1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity id…
  • FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
    … with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affai…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …ned small business in the System for Award Management (SAM) if— (A) The subcontractor is registered in SAM; and (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and socioeconomic status representations made in SAM are current, accurate and …
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …Also includes any person working on, or in connection with, the contract and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship or training program registered with the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, Office …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …e law, if applicable, that are required to be performed or approved by a person licensed, registered, or certified to provide those services; (2) Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature performed by contract that ar…
  • FAR 4.1803 Verifying CAGE codes prior to award.
    … in SAM have had the associated CAGE codes verified. (b) For entities not required to be registered in SAM, the contracting officer shall validate the CAGE code using the CAGE code search feature at https://cage.dla.mil.
  • FAR 19.703 Eligibility requirements for participating in the program.
    …ned small business in the System for Award Management (SAM) if— (A) The subcontractor is registered in SAM; and (B) The subcontractor represents that the size and socioeconomic status representations made in SAM are current, accurate and …
  • FAR 22.1901 Definitions.
    …Also includes any person working on, or in connection with, the contract and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship or training program registered with the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, Office …
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    … the predetermined rate for the work they perform when they are employed and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship program registered with a State Apprenticeship Agency which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor, or…
  • DFARS 252.245-7005 Management and Reporting of Government Property.
    …3) Is not required to mark items that were previously marked with an IUID data matrix and registered in accordance with DFARS 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation; and (4) Shall assign a new UII, then mark and register th…
  • FAR 4.1102 Policy.
    (a) Offerors and quoters are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements except for— (1) Purchases under the micro-purch…
  • FAR 4.1103 Procedures.
    …under 4.1102(a), the contracting officer— (1) Shall verify that the offeror or quoter is registered in SAM (see paragraph (b) of this section) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted; (2) Should use the unique entity identifier to …
  • FAR 4.1802 Policy.
    …f a contract action above the micro-purchase threshold, when there is a requirement to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) or a requirement to have a unique entity identifier in the solicitation. (2) The contracting offi…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …nd (ii) Require the direct supervision of a professional architect or engineer licensed, registered or certified in the State, Federal District, or outlying area, in which the services are to be performed. (10)(i) No protest under subpart…
  • FAR 18.102 System for Award Management.
    (a) In accordance with 4.1102, contractors are not required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of submission of offers or quotations for— (1) Contracts awarded without providing for full and open competit…
  • FAR 32.1110 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    ….204-7, System for Award Management, or an agency clause that requires a contractor to be registered in SAM and maintain registration until final payment, unless— (i) Payment will be made through a third party arrangement (see 13.301 and p…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …t or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affai…
  • FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.
    … with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affai…
  • FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program.
    …, with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16) and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affai…
  • DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
    …ss point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site. (d) WAWF train…
  • FAR 52.228-14 Irrevocable Letter of Credit.
    …ing for a financial institution is available through any of the following rating services registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). NRSRO's can be l…
  • FAR 22.1903 Applicability.
    …pecial certificates issued under 29 U.S.C. 214(c) are covered; and (iii) Workers who are registered in a bona fide apprenticeship program or training program registered with the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration,…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …ncludes any person performing work on or in connection with the contract and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship or training program registered with the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, Office …
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    …tractor performance locations listed on the DD Form 254 are not required to be separately registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) solely for the purposes of a DD Form 254 (see subpart 4.11 for information on registering in SAM).…
  • FAR 19.1503 Status.
    …e or sole-source contract, the contracting officer shall verify that the offeror— (1) Is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); and (2) Is designated as a certified EDWOSB or WOSB concern in SAM (see 19.1505(d) for set aside…
  • FAR 23.501 Policy.
    … indirect greenhouse gas emissions that result from Federal activities, offerors that are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and received $7.5 million or more in Federal contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year are …
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    … and health insurance charges; and (iii) Any flat rate charge applicable to all students registered for research that appears in the Contractor's publicly announced fee schedule. (e) The Contractor shall not charge the Government for— (i…
  • DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation.
    …ts component data element combination shall not be duplicated on any other item marked or registered in the DoD Item Unique Identification Registry by the contractor. (3) The unique item identifier component data elements shall be marked o…
  • DFARS 252.219-7012 Competition for Religious-Related Services.
    … appropriate to the solicitation, the Contracting Officer will verify that the offeror is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database as a nonprofit organization. (End of provision)

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.