Section 25.300 - Requirement for recipients to ensure subrecipients have a unique entity identifier(a) A recipient may not make a subaward to a subrecipient that has not obtained a UEI and provided it to the recipient. Subrecipients are not required to complete full registration in SAM.gov to obtain a UEI.(b) A recipient must notify any potential subrecipients that the recipient cannot make a subaward unless the subrecipient obtains and provides a UEI to the recipient. 85 FR 49524 , 11/12/2020; 89 FR 30109 , 10/1/2024