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How to check if a vendor is debarred or excluded
An excluded (debarred or suspended) entity generally can't receive federal contracts or certain payments. The exclusions are public — here's how to screen for them.
Exclusions are public in SAM.gov
SAM.gov publishes an exclusions dataset listing entities and individuals excluded from federal procurement and non-procurement programs. Each record carries the classification, exclusion type, the excluding agency, and the active/termination dates.
You can match exclusions to an entity by its UEI or CAGE code.
Screen before you contract or pay
Enter a UEI, CAGE, or name above and CageCheck flags any active exclusion records matching the entity. Treat a match as a stop-and-review signal, not a final legal determination.
Always confirm a potential exclusion against the official record at sam.gov before acting, since names and identifiers can collide.
SAM.gov registration and renewal are FREE at sam.gov. The U.S. Government never charges you to register, renew, or update a SAM.gov registration.
CageCheck is an independent, privately operated service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Government, the General Services Administration (GSA), SAM.gov, or any government agency. The official registry is at sam.gov.
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