SAM.gov Exclusion
also known as: GSA exclusion · EPLS · System for Award Management exclusion
A government-wide debarment recorded in SAM.gov that bars a party from federal contracts, grants, and other awards.
A SAM.gov exclusion is a government-wide debarment or suspension recorded in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov), the federal database that replaced the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS).
While an OIG/LEIE exclusion is specific to federal healthcare programs, a SAM.gov exclusion is broader: it can bar a party from receiving federal contracts, grants, loans, and other forms of federal financial assistance across all agencies. Exclusions in SAM.gov are entered by many different agencies (GSA, HHS, DoD, and others).
Healthcare compliance programs screen against SAM.gov in addition to the LEIE because the two lists do not fully overlap. A party can appear in SAM.gov for procurement fraud unrelated to healthcare, or an HHS-OIG exclusion can be mirrored into SAM.gov. Screening both gives a complete picture of a provider's federal eligibility.
EXAMPLE
A medical-supply vendor debarred for federal contract fraud appears in SAM.gov but not the LEIE; a hospital screening only the LEIE would miss it.RELATED TERMS
Screen a provider against the SAM.gov Exclusion
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