Federal Contractor Due Diligence

    Review a federal contractor’s public-record footprint faster.

    Coleman is a federal contractor public-record diligence product. It compiles a first-pass, source-labeled review of selected SAM.gov entity-registration information and USAspending federal awards, with conservative reconciliation guardrails and visible coverage limitations.

    Public records only, with coverage limitations shown. Not legal advice.

    Illustrative preview
    Contractor Due Diligence Report
    Meridian Defense Systems, LLC
    UEI · Arlington, VA
    SAM · Active
    Federal awards
    USAspending · 2y
    Registration status
    SAM · 2026‑06‑30
    Selected FAR/DFARS responses
    Coverage shown
    Source limitations
    Visible in report
    Source View — see how findings trace to source →

    CDR‑0417 · Illustrative sample. Fictional entity.

    01 / The workflow

    First-pass contractor diligence, before the matter starts.

    Coleman gives GovCon attorneys, compliance and investigations teams, and PE diligence counsel a fast, source-traceable read on a federal contractor — before the work formally begins.

    01
    FCA matters
    02
    Bid protests
    03
    Internal investigations
    04
    Suspension & debarment reviews
    05
    Contractor transactions
    06
    Compliance reviews
    02 / The problem

    Contractor data is real. It’s just scattered.

    A contractor’s registration details and selected federal awards live in separate public systems. Pulling them together for a first-pass review takes time.

    Doing it by hand also leaves two questions open: a similar company name can attach the wrong public record, and a blank result can mean either no match or a source that couldn’t be checked.

    SAM.gov
    Selected entity-registration information
    USAspending
    Federal awards
    Public contractor records
    Selected registration and award fields
    Coverage notes
    Visible source limitations
    03 / The artifact

    One source-traceable Contractor Due Diligence Report.

    Findings are presented as source-backed indicators — with public source details, timestamps, or coverage notes — so you can see the finding and where it came from.

    Contractor identity
    Meridian Defense Systems, LLC
    UEI · CAGE · Arlington, VA
    Exposure Summary

    SAM.gov status shown as Active as of the source date. Selected registration and award details are shown with source and coverage limitations.

    Summary of source-backed findings. Not a risk score.

    IndicatorFindingPublic sourceTimestampStatus
    Recent award activity presentFoundUSAspending2026‑06‑28Covered
    SAM registration statusActive as of source dateSAM.gov2026‑06‑30Active
    Selected FAR/DFARS responsesShown where availableSAM.govCovered
    Source View — see how findings trace to source →
    04 / Trust

    Traceable by design.

    Coleman is built so findings arrive with their context — not as conclusions you’re asked to take on faith.

    Identity
    Conservative candidate reconciliation

    Coleman uses exact identifiers and legal-name guardrails when accepting a SAM.gov candidate. It does not independently verify legal identity, UEI, or CAGE.

    Coverage state
    Three outcomes, never merged

    A no-match, a source Coleman couldn’t reach, and a source it doesn’t yet connect to are shown as three distinct results — never collapsed into one clean-looking conclusion.

    Provenance
    Source-backed indicators

    Indicators are backed by public source details, timestamps, or coverage notes — so findings aren’t presented without context.

    Scope
    Coverage notes

    Coleman states what it did and didn’t cover. Gaps are noted, not smoothed over.

    Boundaries
    Not legal advice

    Coleman reports are informational inputs for your own review and judgment. They are not legal advice.

    No score
    Not a risk score

    Coleman surfaces source-backed indicators for your review. It does not score risk or predict enforcement outcomes.

    05 / How it works

    From a contractor name to a source-traceable report.

    01
    Enter a contractor

    Start from a contractor name or identifier in the existing review flow.

    02
    Coleman assembles the record

    Public federal sources are pulled together into a single structured report.

    03
    Review, indicator by indicator

    Read each source-backed indicator alongside its source detail in Source View.

    Design Partner Access

    Become a design partner.

    Coleman is onboarding a small group of GovCon boutiques and practice teams as design partners. Share a contractor name and we’ll send a sample report; each request is reviewed individually.

    • A 30-minute look at how Coleman reads a contractor, on your own examples.
    • Public-record sources and coverage notes for key report sections, so your team can trace what was checked.
    • Direct input into what the report covers as we build.

    Prefer to see the product first? Run a contractor review before you request a sample report.

    Request a sample report

    Requests are reviewed individually.

    No spam. We’ll only reach out if there’s a fit.

    Coleman reports are informational and source-traceable. Not legal advice. Not a prediction of enforcement outcomes. Reports draw on public federal sources; coverage notes are included where relevant.

    © 2026 Coleman. Federal contractor public-record diligence for legal and compliance teams.PUBLIC-RECORD DILIGENCE