Florida bid portal guide
How to register on SAM.gov to bid in Florida
Updated November 2026
Federal offices with work in Florida, like VA hospitals and military bases, post their bids on SAM.gov. Anyone can search; bidding takes a free registration.
Who uses SAM.gov
Federal offices post their contract notices on SAM.gov. BidSignal sends the ones whose work site is in Florida, like VA hospitals and military bases.
The U.S. Department of Labor says everyone seeking federal funding must have a SAM registration that is active when they submit and for the life of the award. checked Nov 2, 2026
What a SAM.gov registration costs
Nothing: the Department of Labor says there is no cost to use SAM.gov, to register or to renew. checked Nov 2, 2026
How to register on SAM.gov
- Set up a SAM.gov account, then start at sam.gov/content/entity-registration. checked Nov 2, 2026
- To bid on federal contracts, do the full registration: SAM.gov asks for a lot of information about your business and assigns your Unique Entity ID. checked Nov 2, 2026
- Need only the Unique Entity ID for now? That takes your legal business name and physical address. checked Nov 2, 2026
- Renew every 365 days to keep the registration active. checked Nov 2, 2026
What you can do without an account
Search: SAM.gov's page on its contract listings says anyone may search them without an account. checked Nov 2, 2026
The same page says an account adds saved searches, following changes and joining interested vendor lists. checked Nov 2, 2026
Where BidSignal fits
Federal bids for work in Florida come in your morning email next to the local ones, each with a link to its SAM.gov notice. You still need your own active registration to bid.