# Fonteum
> “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.”

- Canonical entity: https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/fonteum-q140184157
- Website listed in the source snapshot: https://fonteum.com/
- Category: [Businesses](https://directory.readyscan.ai/directory/businesses)
- Machine record: https://directory.readyscan.ai/discovery/entities/fonteum-q140184157.json
- Material fingerprint: fnv1a64:1ae07ba1cc48e8ad
- Entity revision: fnv1a64:7c5191c2c54217cf
- Published: 2026-10-27
- Modified: 2026-10-27

## Questions & answers
### [Is an award signed during an exclusion automatically illegal?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/fonteum-q140184157#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-c34da637f799cf10f4b8)
“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.”
Sources: https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/can-a-debarred-company-get-a-federal-contract

### [How does Fonteum match an award to an exclusion?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/fonteum-q140184157#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-36bb8a5d193a3e103cf8)
“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.”
Sources: https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/can-a-debarred-company-get-a-federal-contract

### [Is checking SAM.gov free?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/fonteum-q140184157#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-0b43f9b6f42a22ade595)
“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.”
Sources: https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-to-check-if-a-contractor-is-debarred

### [How often should I re-screen?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/fonteum-q140184157#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-1cfd9e0c8ad55212ba52)
“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.”
Sources: https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-to-check-if-a-contractor-is-debarred

### [Why can't Fonteum just publish a single 'currently excluded' number?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/fonteum-q140184157#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-9e908d191b80202b4a91)
“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.”
Sources: https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-many-federal-contractors-are-excluded

### [Where are federal exclusions published?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/fonteum-q140184157#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-9bf58017747e89edd53f)
“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.”
Sources: https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/what-is-an-exclusion-in-federal-contracting

### [Does an exclusion mean a company broke the law?](https://directory.readyscan.ai/entities/fonteum-q140184157#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-e4882a1d47f3bee6-a-9a2d40eb9d74681977f4)
“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.”
Sources: https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/what-is-an-exclusion-in-federal-contracting

## Company sources
- [Fonteum website](https://fonteum.com/) — fonteum.com · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-e4882a1d47f3bee6)
- [fonteum.com/gov/questions/can-a-debarred-company-get-a-federal-contract](https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/can-a-debarred-company-get-a-federal-contract) — fonteum.com · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-dbcaf449a841ccf7)
- [fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-to-check-if-a-contractor-is-debarred](https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-to-check-if-a-contractor-is-debarred) — fonteum.com · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-e45697e0dfcf8745)
- [fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-many-federal-contractors-are-excluded](https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/how-many-federal-contractors-are-excluded) — fonteum.com · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-c707eaf4fd24fd66)
- [fonteum.com/gov/questions/what-is-an-exclusion-in-federal-contracting](https://fonteum.com/gov/questions/what-is-an-exclusion-in-federal-contracting) — fonteum.com · [Related Ready Scan knowledge](https://readyscan.ai/sources/source-57b027de7742a522)

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