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Registration in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Company Registry is required to participate in SBIR and STTR federal funding programs.  Although the SBA registration will likely only take you a few moments to complete, you will need your business’s UEI to complete the process. You will need to begin your SAM registration prior to SBA registration as your businesses UEI is generated as the initial part of the SAM registration.

Once you have entered the required information, detailed below, you will receive an email with login credentials and a password.  Be sure to check the email that you provided in your registration information for the account credentials.   

The following information is required for the SBA Company Registry: 

Information for SBA Registration 

Field 

Description 

UEI 

Company registration in SBIR.gov requires the Unique Entity ID.  The UEI is the 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity by SAM.gov. 

Email Address 

The SBIR.gov system recommends verification with SAM.gov, however a SAM.gov account is not required to complete the SBIR.gov registration.  To be verified with SAM.gov, your email address must match one of the following contacts in SAM.gov (listed in Points of Contact below).  If you are unsure of what is listed in SAM.gov for your company, you may verify the information on the SAM.gov site.  

SAM.gov Points of Contact 

  • Government Business POC 
  • Alternate Government Business POC 
  • Electronic (EBiz) POC 
  • Alternate Electronic POC 

Company Name 

Company Name 

Address 

Address of Company 

Ownership Information 

  • Is the SBC majority-owned by multiple venture capital operating companies, hedge funds, or private equity firms?  If so, what percentage? 
  • Is the SBC Woman-Owned?  To qualify as a women-owned small business (WOSB), a business must be at least 51% owned by one or more women, or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51% of the stock is owned by women, and women control the management and daily business operations. 
  • Can the SBC register as Socially/Economically Disadvantaged under SAM.gov?  To qualify, the SBC must be 51% or more owned and controlled by one or more disadvantaged persons.  The disadvantaged person or persons must be socially disadvantaged and economically disadvantaged.  Additional restrictions may apply if your firm is also woman owned.  More information is available at SBA.gov. 
  • Is the SBC HUBZone-Owned?  HUBZone is a US SBA program for small companies that operate and employ people in Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone).  Firms will need to reside within an area that has been determined to be HUBZone, meet eligibility requirements, and register with the SBA. 

Contact Information 

Enter the name and phone number of POC for registration. 

Number of Employees 

Enter the number of employees. 

Points of Contact 

Enter the following POCs:  CEO, CFO, Business Official, Contracting Official.  The information can be edited through the company profile at any time by logging into your account.  The same information can be provided for each title. 

  

 

 


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