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SBA Information Notice 5000-20094: Registration Required for System for Award Management (SAM.gov), February 12, 2021

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SBA Information Notice 5000-20094, effective February 12, 2021, telling SBA employees, lenders and Microloan intermediaries that Office of Management and Budget guidance of August 13, 2020 requires recipients of federal loans, loan guarantees and other assistance to register in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). The requirement applies to 7(a) lenders including Paycheck Protection Program lenders, Certified Development Companies and Microloan intermediaries. These entities must keep an active registration and a unique entity identifier, updated each year, to keep taking part in SBA programs.

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                       SBA Information Notice

TO: All SBA Employees, SBA Lenders, and                                             CONTROL NO.: 5000-20094
Microloan Intermediaries
                                                                                    EFFECTIVE: February 12, 2021
SUBJECT: Registration Required for System for
Award Management (SAM.gov)




The purpose of this Notice is to inform all SBA employees, SBA Lenders, and Microloan
Intermediaries that, on August 13, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued
Guidance for Grants and Agreements that, among other things, requires recipients of Federal
loans, loan guarantees, and other types of Federal financial assistance to register in the System
for Awards Management (SAM or SAM.gov) and receive a unique entity identifier.1 This
requirement implements the Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
(FFATA).

The requirement to complete SAM registration and obtain a unique entity identifier applies to the
following entities that participate in SBA business loan programs:
    • 7(a) Lenders, including Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Lenders
    • Certified Development Companies (CDCs)
    • Microloan Intermediaries

OMB guidance requires these entities to complete and maintain active SAM registration to be
eligible to continue to participate in SBA programs. To maintain active registration, entities must
review and update information in the SAM database on an annual basis from the date of initial
registration or subsequent updates to ensure it is current, accurate, and complete.

SBA will be revising its regulations, SOPs, forms, and electronic systems (e.g., the Capital
Access Financial System) to reflect this requirement, capture each entity’s unique entity
identifier, outline SBA’s verification procedures, and explain possible consequences for
noncompliance. In anticipation of these revisions, 7(a) Lenders (including PPP Lenders), CDCs,
and Microloan Intermediaries are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible
if they have not done so already.



1
    2 CFR Part 25.
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Given the exigent circumstances in which small businesses and lenders currently find themselves
due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, PPP Lenders will have thirty (30) days from the
date of the first PPP loan disbursement made by them on or after December 27, 2021 to complete
SAM registration.2

Where to submit the unique identifier also known as CAGE Code Number?

Please send a one-time email to PPPSAM@sba.gov with the following information:

       1. In the Subject Line: SAM CAGE Code
       2. In the Body of the email include:

               a. Lending Institution Name as listed on the executed 750, 750CA, 3506 or 3507
                  Lender agreement

               b. Location ID ( same as above)

               c. CAGE Code Number

               d. DUNS# (optional)

               e. Date of registration and/or renewal date.

No further action is required by the lender.

Questions
Questions concerning this Notice may be directed to the Lender Relations Specialist in the local
SBA Field Office.




Dianna L. Seaborn
Director
Office of Financial Assistance




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    See 2 CFR 25.110(c)(2)(iii).
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