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Step 5: You will receive an email confirming that your registration is in process. New registrations can take an average of 7-10 business days to process in SAM.

Registration in SAM and D&B acquiring a Universal Entity Identifier (UEI) is free. There are businesses out there that will help entities register in SAM and D&B for a feethat provide services to entities to register or update SAM and UEI.  These businesses charge a fee for their services. They are not part of the federal registration process and entities do not have to use them. If an entity believes it should not have been charged for the services it received, the federal agency will not be Department of Interior is not able to assist directly. However, it is free to The applicant should seek a refund from the company itself, or contact agencies such as the Better Business Bureau for further assistance.

If this did not answer your question, please refer to the Federal Service Desk (FSD) website at https://www.fsd.gov and enter your question in the search box.