Procrastination Has Consequences: How Waiting Until the Last Minute to Renew Their SAM Registration Cost a Contractor Millions

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest of a contract award because the winning contractor failed to maintain their System for Award Management (“SAM”) registration from the date their proposal was submitted through the date the contract was awarded.  Even though the contractor had a valid SAM registration (1) at the time they submitted their proposal and (2) at the time they were awarded the contract, a one-day gap in registration during the intervening period was sufficient to set aside the contract award.  This was true even though the contractor had a pending renewal application waiting for Government validation and approval.

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