SAM
Renewal
Process
• 1. Go to www.sam.gov and login with your SAM username and password
• 2. Click “Register/Update Entity” and then “Complete Registrations” (if you started your
update earlier, click on “Incomplete Registrations”)
• 3. In the Entity List panel, click on the Entity you want to update/renew
• 4. Click the Update Entity button in the “Registration Details” Panel
• 5. Complete Purpose of Registration (You only have to do this once)
• 6. Validate/Update “Core Data”
• 7. Validate/Update “Assertions” (not required; to be eligible for Grants only)
• 8. Validate/Update “Representations and Certifications” (not required; to be eligible for
Grants only)
• 9. Validate/Update “Points of Contact”, including optional POCs. If you no longer wish to
have the optional POCs, please delete all data in these fields.
• 10. If you qualify as a small business, validate/update your information in SBA’s Dynamic
Small Business Search (DSBS) or apply for a small business certification on the “SBA
Supplemental” page.
• 11. Click Submit.