SAM.gov registration is free. Getting it right is the hard part.
You never have to pay anyone to register your business on SAM.gov — anyone who tells you otherwise is part of a well-documented scam ecosystem. But the registration itself is a maze: UEI, CAGE, NAICS codes, reps & certs, entity validation, banking. PrimeWright walks you through it, shows you exactly what's missing, and gets you to submission-ready — free.
Eight things to have ready
These are the actual steps in the free wizard — gather these first and registration goes a lot faster.
Three steps to submission-ready
Create a free account
No cost, no card required. Takes a minute.
Answer the guided wizard
A 10-step walkthrough of everything SAM.gov asks for. Documents are encrypted at rest.
Get your readiness %
A clear percentage and a punch-list of exactly what's blocking you from submitting.
Run by an operator who registered the same way
We register and bid as a small minority-owned contractor ourselves. The same product that runs our bid pipeline starts here — because you can't win federal work until you're registered right.
Get to submission-ready, free.
Common questions
Is this really free?
Yes. SAM.gov registration itself is always free directly through sam.gov, and the PrimeWright readiness check is free too — no card required.
Do I need a UEI before a CAGE?
Yes — your UEI is assigned first during SAM.gov entity validation, and your CAGE code follows as part of the same registration. The wizard walks you through the order.
How long does SAM registration take?
It varies with entity validation and document review, and can take anywhere from a few days to several weeks. Having everything on the checklist ready before you start is the biggest lever you control.
What happens after I'm registered?
That's where the rest of PrimeWright picks up — finding, reading, pricing, and prepping the bids in your NAICS/PSC lanes so you're ready to actually win work once you're registered.