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Every vertical rolls up under the one Fonteum master brand.”","facts":[{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-241b9ccd535e92a03bf8","label":"Fonteum","value":"“Fonteum is a public-records evidence platform that organizes supported records with the source, date, and citation metadata available on each surface. Every vertical rolls up under the one Fonteum master brand.”","sourceUrls":["https://fonteum.com/"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-c34da637f799cf10f4b8","label":"Is an award signed during an exclusion automatically illegal?","value":"“No. It is a co-occurrence of two dated facts — the award's signed date and the exclusion's active window. Some are lawful (pre-existing obligations or a documented compelling-reason determination). Fonteum makes no finding of wrongdoing and assigns no score; confirm each case at SAM.gov.”","sourceUrls":["https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/can-a-debarred-company-get-a-federal-contract"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-36bb8a5d193a3e103cf8","label":"How does Fonteum match an award to an exclusion?","value":"“Only on a confirmed exact key — the recipient's UEI, or its CAGE for CAGE-keyed exclusion rows. Name-only matches are held and never asserted. An exclusion with no published activation date is treated as indeterminate and never reported as active.”","sourceUrls":["https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/can-a-debarred-company-get-a-federal-contract"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-0b43f9b6f42a22ade595","label":"Is checking SAM.gov free?","value":"“Yes. Searching the SAM.gov exclusions list is free and needs no account. Entity registration and some advanced features differ, but the public exclusions search is open to anyone.”","sourceUrls":["https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-to-check-if-a-contractor-is-debarred"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-1cfd9e0c8ad55212ba52","label":"How often should I re-screen?","value":"“On a fixed cadence appropriate to the obligation, because exclusions are added and lifted daily. A one-time no-match can change; many programs re-screen monthly. Fonteum's procurement screen returns dated records when coverage is current, and an indeterminate result rather than a clearance when coverage cannot be reconciled.”","sourceUrls":["https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-to-check-if-a-contractor-is-debarred"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-9e908d191b80202b4a91","label":"Why can't Fonteum just publish a single 'currently excluded' number?","value":"“Because it changes daily and the right denominator is ambiguous — exclusion records versus distinct active parties differ, and many records are terminated. Fonteum publishes dated, reproducible facts rather than a standing total that would be stale the next day. SAM.gov is the live system of record.”","sourceUrls":["https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-many-federal-contractors-are-excluded"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-9bf58017747e89edd53f","label":"Where are federal exclusions published?","value":"“On the SAM.gov exclusions list, the consolidated government-wide record. Suspension and debarment officials across agencies enter exclusions there, and contracting officers are directed to check it before award.”","sourceUrls":["https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/what-is-an-exclusion-in-federal-contracting"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-9a2d40eb9d74681977f4","label":"Does an exclusion mean a company broke the law?","value":"“Not by itself. Some exclusions follow misconduct findings; others are statutory or precautionary. An exclusion is an eligibility status, and Fonteum reports it as a dated fact tied to SAM.gov — never as a determination of wrongdoing.”","sourceUrls":["https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/what-is-an-exclusion-in-federal-contracting"]}]}