Government Contractor Due Diligence
Government contractor due diligence often starts with a simple question:
What do the public records say about this contractor?
The answer is rarely in one place.
A first-pass contractor review may require checking entity identity, SAM.gov registration, award activity, agency concentration, representations, exclusions, public protest or enforcement materials, and prior internal notes. Coleman covers only selected SAM.gov and USAspending information within that broader review.
For GovCon legal and compliance teams, the challenge is not just finding information. It is documenting what was checked, what was found, and where public-record coverage is limited.
For a source-by-source overview of the federal systems used in first-pass research, see the Federal Contractor Public-Record Source Map.
Coleman is built for that first pass.
Coleman helps organize public contractor records into a source-traceable Contractor Due Diligence Report. The goal is to give attorneys and compliance professionals a clearer starting point for review, not to replace professional judgment.
What Coleman helps review
Entity identity
A first-pass review starts with the basics: legal name, registration status, UEI, CAGE code, address, NAICS, and related entity details where available from public contractor records.
Selected SAM.gov registration information
Coleman surfaces SAM-supplied legal name, UEI, CAGE, registration data, primary NAICS, and selected FAR/DFARS responses where available.
Selected federal awards
Coleman organizes selected procurement and grant awards from USAspending.gov, including award totals, agency concentration, and selected award records.
Coverage boundaries
Coleman does not perform litigation research, SBA certification verification, or detailed suspension and debarment screening. Those limitations are not presented as clean results.
Coverage notes and source limitations
Public-record diligence is only useful if the reviewer can understand the limits of the review. Coleman is designed to show source/provenance and coverage notes so users can see what was checked and what should not be inferred.
What Coleman is not
- Coleman is not legal advice.
- Coleman is not a risk score.
- Coleman is not a prediction engine.
- Coleman is not a comprehensive investigation.
- Coleman does not replace attorney or compliance professional judgment.
Coleman is a source-traceable starting point for federal contractor review.
Request a sample report
Coleman is currently sharing a small number of reviewed sample reports with GovCon legal and compliance professionals.
Send a contractor name and Coleman will return a reviewed sample report directly.