Registration is not a formality you can leave until you win. The standard solicitation provision says an offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation 1.
SAM.gov is also where you look for work. The FAR defines the Governmentwide point of entry as the single point where government business opportunities greater than $25,000, including synopses, solicitations and associated information, can be accessed electronically by the public, and says the GPE is located at https://www.sam.gov 2.
Bids2Bank treats SAM registration as a dealbreaker check when it scores a notice for your company, so an inactive registration shows up before you spend time on a bid 3.
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