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Answer SAM registration and socioeconomic questions: women-owned/WOSB/EDWOSB, veteran-owned/SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), and small business. Search the monthly public extract by UEI, CAGE, name, NAICS and state; filters combine. any_naics includes secondary codes. Search defaults Active; UEI/CAGE includes inactive. Use the labeled business or SBA code filters below. For NAICS-specific small-business status, request assertions or All and check sbaSmallBusiness; 2X means for-profit, not small. Codes and active registration do not prove current SBA certification; check certificationExitDate and confirm SBA/SAM.gov status. Public-display opt-outs are excluded. Up to 10 records/page.
Input Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| uei | No | Exact 12-character UEI. | |
| page | No | ||
| size | No | ||
| any_naics | No | Any listed NAICS, 2-6 digits. | |
| cage_code | No | Exact 5-character CAGE code. | |
| state_code | No | Physical address state, 2-letter USPS code. | |
| primary_naics | No | Designated primary NAICS, 2-6 digits. | |
| include_sections | No | Public sections only. Defaults to entityRegistration + coreData; entityRegistration is always included. | |
| business_type_code | No | SAM business-type codes; ownership is generally self-selected, not SBA certification. Common codes: A2=Woman-Owned Business; 8W=Women-Owned Small Business; A5=Veteran-Owned Business; QF=Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business; 23=Minority-Owned Business; 27=Self Certified Small Disadvantaged Business; 8C=Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Joint Venture eligible under the WOSB Program; 8D=Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Joint Venture; JV=Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Joint Venture; JX=Self-Certified HUBZone Joint Venture; JS=Small Business Joint Venture; FR=Asian-Pacific American Owned; QZ=Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American Owned; OY=Black American Owned; PI=Hispanic American Owned; NB=Native American Owned; OW=American Indian Owned; 05=Alaskan Native Corporation Owned Firm; 8U=Native Hawaiian Organization Owned Firm; 1B=Tribally Owned Firm; 1E=Indian Economic Enterprise; 1S=Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise; XY=Indian Tribe (Federally Recognized); HK=Community Development Corporation Owned Firm; HQ=DOT Certified DBE; A7=AbilityOne Non-Profit Agency; 1D=Small Agricultural Cooperative; A8=Non-Profit Organization; H2=Community Development Corporation; HB=Historically Black College or University; 1A=Minority Institution; HS=Tribal College; GW=Hispanic Servicing Institution. Other official 2-character business codes are accepted. | |
| legal_business_name | No | Partial legal or DBA name; punctuation, spacing, ampersands and common company suffixes are normalized. Zero results include separately labeled possible name matches; names alone do not confirm identity. | |
| registration_status | No | A=Active (search default), E=expired (displayed as Inactive). | |
| sba_business_type_code | No | SBA source codes: A6=SBA Certified 8(a) Program Participant; JT=SBA Certified 8(a) Joint Venture; XX=SBA Certified HUBZone Firm; A4=SBA Certified Small Disadvantaged Business (No longer Active); A9=SBA-Certified Women-Owned Small Business; A0=SBA-Certified Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business. A4 is retired. These are monthly source codes, not proof of current certification; check certificationExitDate and confirm with SBA. | |
| purpose_of_registration | No |