View SAM Information
You can view general SAM information for trading partners on the Manage SAM Trading Partners page.
You can view details such as the unique entity identifier (UEI), CAGE (Commercial and Government Entity) Code, registration status, and so on. From this page, you can click the Unique Entity Identifier link to view the trading partner profile and review more details.
- The search only considers the “starts with” operator for the search term.
- The search isn't case-sensitive but it only supports the following cases:
- Original case
- Lower case
- Upper case
- Initial capitalization
For example, if you enter n1abG as the search term, the search results will retrieve records with UEI that starts with n1abG (original case), n1abg (lower case), N1ABG (uppercase), and N1abg (initial capitalization).
The following table describes the fields on the Manage SAM Trading Partners page:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Unique Entity Identifier | The trading partner’s UEI. Clicking this link opens the SAM Trading Partner Profile page for the trading partner. |
| EFT Indicator | The trading partner’s EFT indicator. |
| Supplier Process Status |
The SAM supplier data processing status for the UEI record, for example, Processed, Unprocessed, or Error.
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| Customer Process Status |
The SAM customer data processing status for the UEI record, for
example, Processed, Unprocessed, or Error.
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| CAGE Code | The trading partner’s CAGE Code, which is a 5-character identifier that identifies companies that do or want to do business with the federal government. |
| Legal Business Name | The trading partner’s legal business name. |
| Taxpayer Name | The trading partner’s taxpayer name. |
| Location | The city, state, and country where the trading partner is located. |
| Registration Status |
The trading partner’s SAM registration status, for example, Active, Expired, Deleted, and so on. |
| Account Address Set |
The account address set name if there's only one account address set assigned to the trading partner. The number of account address sets assigned to the trading partner if there's more than one assignment. Hover over the field to view the names of the assigned account address sets. |
| Business Unit |
The business unit name if there's only one business unit assigned to the trading partner. The number of business units assigned to the trading partner if there's more than one assignment. Hover over the field to view the names of the assigned business units. |
| DoDAAC | The trading partner’s Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC). Displays a 9-character code: DOD followed by the trading partner's 6-digit DoDAAC number. |
| Agency Location Code | An 8-digit numeric symbol identifying the trading partner’s accounting or reporting office with disbursing authority. Any 4-digit ALC is preceded by 4 zeros. |