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In order to compete for federal contracts, you must register your business with key federal systems. This process establishes your business identity, lets agencies find you, and ensures you’re eligible for contract awards and subcontracts.
The North American Industry Classification System describes what your business actually does. Choosing one or more accurate codes that best match your products or services helps ensure your business appears in searches.
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The Small Business Administration sets size standards that determine whether your business qualifies as small for contracting purposes. Qualifying as a small business can unlock set-aside opportunities and special considerations in federal contracting.
Size standards:
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The System for Award Management, or SAM.gov, is the primary method used to collect the following information from entities interested in obtaining federal government contracts:
In most cases, offerors or quoters are required to have an active federal government contracts registration in SAM when they submit an offer or quotation, at the time of award, and throughout the life of the contract. To see comprehensive instructions and a checklist for entity registration, download the entity registration checklist.
When you register your business in SAM.gov, you will:
Once your registration is active, your business becomes searchable governmentwide. Submitting a registration and getting a UEI are BOTH FREE. You do not need to pay a third party to complete your registration.
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Information about the SAM.gov Data Bank
SAM.gov reports support analysis of the federal award lifecycle. The Data Bank allows you to download or run reports on various domains. These reports:
The UEI is now the authoritative identifier for those doing business with the federal government. There are differences between registration and obtaining a UEI only. Some entities who do business with the government may choose not to register in SAM.gov, for example, subcontractors. In this case, those entities cannot bid directly on federal contracts as prime contractors or seek federal assistance as a prime awardee. If this is the goal of your entity, you can go to SAM.gov and get a UEI only. The information required for getting a UEI without registration is minimal.
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
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