Guide
The SAM.gov registration expiration timeline (60/30/15 days)
A lapsed SAM registration makes an entity ineligible for new federal awards until it is renewed. The renewal clock is predictable — here is the timeline.
365 days, then it lapses
A SAM registration is active for 365 days from the activation date. If it isn't renewed before that date, the status flips to expired and the entity can't receive new awards until it renews.
Renewal can take several business days to process, so starting early matters.
The 60 / 30 / 15-day reminders
SAM.gov emails the entity's administrators reminders at roughly 60, 30, and 15 days before expiration. These are sent from official .gov addresses — a message asking you to pay a fee or sent from a non-.gov domain is not from SAM.gov.
Because those reminders can be missed, many vendors and the brokers/contractors who work with them track the date independently.
Avoiding a lapse
Check the expiration date now and renew at least a couple of weeks early at sam.gov (free). If you work with many vendors, opt in to an email reminder so you're warned before any one of them lapses.
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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