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Is my SAM registration about to lapse?

Enter your UEI and we take you straight to your entity record on SAM.gov — the authoritative source for your expiration date. Lapsed registrations make you ineligible for award — a contracting officer cannot make an award to an entity without an active SAM registration.

12 characters, letters and digits. Find it on your SAM.gov entity record.

Why this matters
A lapse is silent, and it disqualifies you at exactly the wrong moment.

SAM expires every 365 days. There is no auto-renewal — registration lapses on its anniversary unless you actively renew.

SAM emails you at 60, 30, and 15 days. Those notices land in one inbox — easy to miss when you're heads-down on a proposal.

A lapse silently disqualifies you. You can submit a proposal, but the award can't be made — and you may not learn why until it's too late.

SAM renewal — common questions

How often does a SAM registration expire?

Every 365 days. There is no auto-renewal — your registration lapses on its anniversary unless you actively log in to SAM.gov and renew it.

Does SAM.gov warn me before my registration expires?

SAM emails the Entity Administrator at 60, 30, and 15 days before expiration. Those notices land in one inbox — easy to miss when you're heads-down on a proposal.

What happens if my SAM registration lapses?

A lapse silently disqualifies you. You can still submit a proposal, but a contracting officer cannot make an award to an entity without an active SAM registration — and you may not learn why you lost until it's too late.

Renewing? Work through the free SAM registration & renewal checklist. And Scout watches your expiry dates for you and sends the reminder to the same inbox as your daily lane digest — so a renewal date never slips past you.