I Can't Find My Business on Sam.gov. (This is why and how to fix it)

SUBSCRIBE    / @govclose   Start and Grow a Government Contracting Business: https://www.govclose.com Your SAM registration goes inactive after 12 months — and most business owners don't notice until they search for their own company and it's gone. In this video, I walk through the exact process I used to renew my own registration ( including the scam emails to ignore). Plus, the NAICS code research most people skip, and the one section that catches even experienced contractors off guard. Want to actually win contracts after you renew? GovClose is a one-year federal contracting certification program with three tracks: Consulting, Federal BD Career, and Business Owner. You'll build real capture plans, work real pipelines, and join a community of sitting contracting officers, BD leaders at defense primes, CMMC experts, proposal writers, and business owners winning contracts right now. Over 400 students have come through the program. Watch the training and apply at https://govclose.com TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Your SAM.gov registration went inactive — now what 00:39 The scam email trap (and the one rule that protects you) 01:09 How to find your company in SAM.gov when it shows "no matches" 02:00 Why I keep my own registration active (the subcontract story) 02:51 Logging in and finding the renew option 03:36 Renew vs. update — which one you actually need 06:38 The official SAM.gov renewal checklist 07:30 How long renewal really takes (IRS and CAGE validation) 08:22 Choosing your registration type to bid on prime contracts 09:42 Updating your website, address, and business info 11:36 Fiscal year-end date — government vs. calendar year 12:06 LLC vs. S-corp — what to check (and why I used ChatGPT carefully) 12:51 Socioeconomic types and SDVOSB self-certification 13:01 The "inverted domestic corporation" question explained 14:45 The legal questions section — do not BS this 15:48 Finding the right NAICS and PSC codes using USA Spending 19:22 Retired NAICS codes — what to do when yours is no longer active 20:30 Final review and submit 20:54 The FAR/DFARS clauses you absolutely must read 23:22 Submission success WATCH NEXT Learn about Other Transaction Authority contracts. OTA:    • The $25M Contracts You'll Never Find on SA...   Learn about small business innovative research contracts. SBIR:    • The Mysterious U.S. Program Pumping Billio...   #SAMgov #FederalContracting #GovernmentContracting #SDVOSB #GovClose