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What is FAPIIS?
Full name: Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
The Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is a federal database that records contractor integrity and performance information used in responsibility determinations. It captures terminations for cause or default, defective-pricing findings, non-responsibility determinations, and certain proceedings, giving a contracting officer a record of an entity's past conduct before a new award is made.
Last updated: 2026-06-20Reviewed by: Fonteum data standards desk — Source-provenance editorial review. Definitions checked against primary federal sources.
How it’s used
- Responsibility determinations: contracting officers review FAPIIS before award to judge whether an entity is a responsible source under FAR Part 9.
- SAM.gov integration: FAPIIS records are reached through SAM.gov and keyed to the entity's Unique Entity Identifier.
- Fonteum resolves FAPIIS-style integrity signals to the same entity identity it builds from SAM.gov exclusions and registration, so an entity's record reads in one place.
Frequently asked questions
- What is FAPIIS?
- FAPIIS (Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System) is a federal database of contractor integrity and performance records that contracting officers consult before making an award.
- What information is in FAPIIS?
- FAPIIS records include terminations for cause or default, defective-pricing determinations, non-responsibility determinations, and certain civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings.
- Who can see FAPIIS data?
- Some FAPIIS information is public through SAM.gov, while other records are restricted to federal officials making responsibility determinations.
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