The GSA has increased security on the SAM.gov site to require all registrants to use login.gov to access their SAM account. The increased security provides a multi-point verification for all sam.gov accounts keeping your business information more secure.
A login.gov account will be required to access SAM. A couple things to keep in mind…
- Use the same email address currently entered on your sam.gov registration
- Make sure you have access to this email for the email verification
- A cell phone or landline will be used as a second verification point to complete your registration
Once you have these items in place, it will only take a few minutes to create the login.gov account. The directions below show the process step by step to complete the account registration.
Watch the Video Tutorial here on YouTube – https://youtu.be/8LVUWTdIDdo
Open your web browser. You can use any browser including Google chrome, Microsoft edge or Firefox.
In the navigation box, type www.login.gov and press enter
On the login.gov home page, click on manage account in the top right corner
Once you reach the sign in page, you will need to create an account. Click create account on the bottom right of the page
You will be asked for your email address. You want to be sure to use the same address your company used for their SAM.gov registration. The new login.gov account will be synced with your existing account.
A confirmation email will be sent to your address
Open your email account and click on the confirmation link in the email sent to you
You will be asked to create a password. The password needs to be at least 9 characters with upper and lower case letter, one number and one special character.
Once you have a working password, you will be asked to provide a cell phone or landline number to verify your account
You will be sent a text message or receive a phone call providing you with a security code. Enter the code within 10 minutes to move forward
You will be given a personal code which you can use in the future if you have trouble accessing your account. Make sure you print or write down your personal code
