A CAGE Code is required for any firm seeking to do business with a federal agency. It is required for obtaining a GSA Contract.
The following table presents the information you will need to input into the sam.gov web site in order to obtain a CAGE code. If you do not understand what a CAGE code is or why you need one, Review our What is a CAGE Code page.
Data Field |
Explanation |
* Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number |
The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial company D&B. Call D&B at 1-866-705-5711 if you do not have a DUNS Number. The process to request a DUNS Number via phone takes about 10 minutes and is free of charge. Internet requests are fulfilled within 24 hours. Once a DUNS Number has been issued, it will be available for use in CCR within 48 hours. For further information on D&B and DUNS, please see the DUNS Number Guidance. You must have a different nine-digit DUNS Number for each physical location or different address in your business or organization as well as each legal division that may be co-located. When entering your DUNS Number, enter only the numbers; do not include dashes. |
DUNS +4 |
The use of DUNS+4 Numbers to identify registrants is limited to identifying different CCR records for the same registrant at the same physical location. For example, a registrant could have two records for themselves at the same physical location to identify two separate bank accounts. (Registrants wishing to register their subsidiaries and other entities should ensure that each additional location obtains a separate DUNS Number from D&B at 1-866-705-5711.) |
CAGE Code |
Once you complete your registration at CCR, a CAGE code will be generated for your firm. |
* Legal Business Name and Doing Business As (DBA) |
Enter the legal name by which you are incorporated and pay taxes. If you commonly use another name, such as a franchise, licensee name, or an acronym, then include that in the DBA space below the Legal Business Name. Your legal business name as entered on the CCR registration MUST match the legal business name at Dun & Bradstreet. If the information does not match, your registration may be rejected during processing. Do not type same or as shown above in the DBA field. |
* U.S. Federal TIN |
The Tax Identification Number (TIN) is the nine-digit number which is either an Employer Identification Number (EIN) assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html) or Social Security Number (SSN) assigned by the Social Security Administration (SSA) (http:/www.ssa.gov/replace_sscard.html). If you do not know your TIN/EIN, contact the IRS at 1-866-255-0654 (Option 4). If you operate as an individual sole proprietorship, you may use your SSN if you do not have a TIN/EIN. If you are located outside the United States and do not pay employees within the U.S., you are not required to provide a TIN. When entering your TIN/EIN or SSN on the Web site, enter only the numbers; do not include the dashes (Example: 123456789 not 123-45-6789). You may apply for a new TIN/EIN online or by phone, and it will be assigned immediately. However, it may take two to five weeks before you receive the CP-575 form letter from the IRS confirming that your EIN is active and valid for processing in CCR. If you have further questions. please contact the IRS at 1-866-255-0654 (Option 4). In compliance with U.S. Code, Title 31, Section 7701, (c), (3): The Federal Government may use the TIN to collect and report on any delinquent amounts arising out of the registrant's relationship with the Federal Government. All TINs will be validated by the IRS. You will not be allowed to have an active CCR registration without a validated TIN. The TIN matching process is a joint effort among the General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and the IRS to improve the quality of data in government acquisition systems. In order to complete your CCR registration and qualify as a registrant eligible to bid for federal government contracts or apply for federal assistance awards (e.g. grants and cooperative agreements), the TIN and Taxpayer Name combination you provide in CCR must match exactly to the TIN and Taxpayer Name used in federal tax matters. It may take three to five business days to validate new and updated records prior to becoming active in CCR. |
Division Name and Number |
If you do business or are identified as a division of a larger company, use this space to indicate the proper name for your division. If a number identifier commonly distinguishes your division, enter that in the division number field. Otherwise, leave blank. |
Registration URL |
If applicable, provide your business or organization's home page URL. Both upper and lower cases are acceptable. |
Physical Address Information |
All address information, physical street address 1 and 2, City, State, Zip, Foreign Province Code, and Country cannot be edited in CCR. This information will be automatically populated by D&B. In order to change this information, registrants must go and edit the information that is currently in their D&B record. |
* Physical Street Address 1 |
From D&B - P.O. Box and c/o may not be used in this space. You may not register a branch of the business with the branch address and the headquarters DUNS Number. |
Physical Street Address 2 |
From D&B - This space is a continuation of your physical street address if needed. |
* City, State, Zip: |
From D&B |
Foreign Province Code |
From D&B |
* Country |
From D&B |
* Mailing Address Information |
If you are unable to receive mail at your physical address, enter a proper mailing address here. A Post Office Box is permissible. |
* Business Start Date |
Enter the date the business was formed or established. This may be used to distinguish you from others with similar names. When entering the information on the website, enter as mm/dd/yyyy. (Example: 01/01/1995) |
* Fiscal Year End Date |
Enter the day on which you close your fiscal year. For example, if you use the calendar year, enter 12/31. When entering the information on the website, enter as mm/dd. |
* Average Number of Employees for this location |
This is an OPTIONAL data field. Be sure to provide accurate information about the number of employees for your business or organization. |
Annual Receipts for this location |
This is an OPTIONAL data field. Receipts are the gross revenue averaged over the firm's last three fiscal years. Be sure to provide accurate information about the three-year average annual receipts for your business. Please only enter numbers (no decimals, dollar signs or commas). |
* Average Number of Employees including all affiliates |
This information is passed to SBA in order to calculate your business size using SBA's official size standards for your industry. The average number of persons employed for each pay period over the firm's latest 12 months, including persons employed by the parent organization, all branches, and all affiliates worldwide. |
* Average Annual Receipts including all affiliates |
Receipts means "total income" (or in the case of a sole proprietorship, "gross income") plus "cost of goods sold" as these terms are defined and reported on Internal Revenue Service tax return forms. Receipts are averaged over a concern's latest three (3) completed fiscal years to determine its average annual receipts. Please only enter numbers (no decimals, dollar signs, or commas). This information is passed to SBA in order to calculate your business size using SBA's official size standards for your industry. The average receipts over the last three completed fiscal years include receipts of the parent organization, all branches, and all affiliates worldwide. As of May 7, 2008, registrants are required to annually reenter and validate receipts and the number of employees. |
Company Security Level |
If applicable, choose the correct level of security for the facility. |
Highest Employee Security Level |
If applicable, choose the security level of the employee with the highest employee security level at that facility. |
Information Opt-Out |
Starting in July 2008, this data element allows registrants to opt out of public display of their records. Opting Out may result in a reduction in federal government business opportunities, and subcontractors choosing this option will not be visible to prime contractors. If you do not wish to allow the public to search and view your record, please select the radio button for "I DO NOT authorize my company information to be displayed in CCR's Public Search". However, if you are an SBA certified HUB Zone or 8A firm or are applying for one of these certifications, you must authorize the display of your company's information in CCR's Public Search. |
* Items are mandatory
Data Field |
Explanation |
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* Type of Relationship with the U.S. Federal Government |
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* Type of Organization |
You must categorize your organization.
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U.S. Federal State, Local, Tribal, or Foreign Government Entities |
If you choose U.S. Federal, State, Local, Tribal, or Foreign Government entities above, the following options will appear. Please select your type of Government Entity. * U.S. Federal Government
* U.S. State Government * U.S. Local Government
* U.S. Tribal Government * Foreign Government Other Governmental Entities (Optional Information. Check if the types apply to your organization)
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Business or Organization |
This section will appear if you indicate that you are a business or organization. Check all the descriptions that apply to your business (you must choose at least one). See Small Business Certifications. If you are a small business, emerging small business, or a participant in SBA programs such as 8(a), 8(a) Joint Venture and HUB Zone, this information will be inserted into your registration directly from SBA. You will not need to enter this information. If you are an AbilityOne (formerly JWOD) agency, you will no longer be able to select AbilityOne (formerly JWOD) as a business type. You will be authorized by the Committee for the Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled. This information will be inserted into your registration automatically. PLEASE NOTE: You should select business types that reflect the current status of your business. The business types are not an indication of the business opportunities you hope to pursue. |
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* Type of Organization |
You must choose one of the boxes to indicate the legal form of your business. Corporate Entity, Not Tax Exempt (Firm pays U.S. Federal Income Taxes or U.S. Possession Income Taxes) If you choose Corporation as your status, you must enter the state of incorporation if incorporated in the U.S. If you are incorporated outside the U.S., you must provide country of incorporation and check foreign supplier under business types. Corporate Entity, Tax Exempt (Firm does not pay U.S. Federal Income Taxes or U.S. Possession Income Taxes) If you choose Corporation as your status, you must enter the state of incorporation if incorporated in the U.S. If you are incorporated outside the U.S., you must provide country of incorporation and check foreign suppliers under business types. Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership Sole Proprietorship * Owner Information: Mandatory if you have checked Sole Proprietorship as business type. You must provide the name and phone number of the owner of the business. International Organization Defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (26 CFR 1.6049-4) (http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html). Other
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Incorporation |
Required if you selected "Corporate Entity" as Type of Organization.
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Business Information |
Optional Information. Check all types that apply to your organization. Other Types of Organizations:
* Profit Structure
Socio-Economic Categories: If your business qualifies in one of the following Socio-Economic Categories, check all that reflects the current status of your business. Small Business status will automatically be derived from the receipts, the number of employees, assets, and NAICS codes entered in the General Information portion of the registration. Check all that apply (optional):
These categories require that the firm is 51% owned and the management and daily operations are controlled by one or more members of the selected socio-economic group (optional).
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All Registrants may complete the following sections. (Optional information, check all that apply) |
Does your Organization qualify as one of the following? |
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Is your business certified by a state certifying agency as a Department of Transportation (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)? |
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If your organization is a Federally Recognized Native American Entity, check all that apply. |
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* Items are mandatory
Data Field |
Explanation |
* North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes |
NAICS Codes are a method for classifying business establishments. You must supply at least one for your registration to be complete. If you do not know your NAICS codes, you may search for your NAICS here (http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics07). You must use six-digit NAICS Codes in your registration. You can add or change NAICS Codes at any time. Nothing precludes you from bidding on a procurement that has a NAICS code that you have not listed in your record. |
Product Service Codes (PSC Codes) |
PSC Codes are optional, four-character, and alpha-numeric. PSC Codes are used only to identify services. You may search for PSC Codes here: https://www.acquisition.gov/RevisedProductServiceCodes-list.xlsx |
Federal Supply Classification Codes (FSC Codes) |
FSC Codes are optional and have four numeric digits. FSC Codes are used only to identify products. You may search for an FSC Code here (http://www.dlis.dla.mil/h2). |
Note: When entering your PSCs or FSCs, separate them with a comma only, no spaces (Example: 1234, 5231, 9012).
* Items are mandatory
All registrants must complete this section. Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is the U.S. Federal Government's preferred payment method and has been legally mandated for all contract and assistance award (e.g. grant and cooperative agreement) payments. Contact your bank or financial institution for the necessary information to complete this section.
Data Field |
Explanation |
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): |
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Financial Institution
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Name of the bank used for EFT/banking purposes. This field will be automatically filled from the ABA Routing Number provided below. |
* ABA Routing Number |
ABA Routing number is the American Banking Association's nine-digit routing transit number of your financial institution. Contact your financial institution if you require assistance obtaining this number. You may also find the routing number on a check. It is usually the first nine digits in the lower left-hand corner. This number must be the EFT ABA Routing number, not the Wire Transfer ABA number. |
* Account Number, Type, & Lockbox Number |
Enter the appropriate account number to which you want your EFT payments deposited and check the proper box to indicate whether it is a checking or savings account. If you prefer to use a lockbox service, enter the appropriate account number in the space provided. If you use a lockbox for your banking purposes, you must also select "checking" under account type. |
(1) The name on the account is found at the top of your check. (2) The Bank Routing Number is found on the bottom of your check between the two colons. (3) The Bank Account Number is found on the bottom of your check after the nine-digit bank routing number. |
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* Automated Clearing House (ACH) |
ACH is the Automated Clearing House department of your bank. Enter the appropriate contact information for the ACH coordinator at your bank. This information is necessary should problems occur with your EFT transfer; payment locations must have a bank contact to call. Note that email addresses requested under the contact entries refer to Internet email, not a local area network email address within your office. When entering the phone numbers on the website, enter the numbers only; do not put in dashes or parentheses. [Example: 9995551212, not (999) 555-1212.] |
* Remittance Information |
This is the address where you would like a paper check mailed in the event an EFT transfer does not work. Please indicate on the name line the party the check should be made payable to and fill in the appropriate information for mailing the check. If you use a lockbox and want checks mailed directly to the bank, insert the bank name and address here. |
* Accounts Receivable |
Provide contact information for the accounts receivable person at your business or organization. An email address is required. This is the contact provided to Defense Finance and Accounting Service regarding EFT payments on your federal government contracts and DOD-funded assistance awards. Please note that this contact is not authorized to receive or release information regarding the CCR registration to any Registration Helpdesk personnel. It may be beneficial to have the accounts receivable contact also act as the additional contact for the registration. |
* Credit Card Information |
Does your business or organization accept credit cards for payment? This is a YES or NO question. |
* Items are mandatory
Data field |
Explanation |
* The CCR Primary POC |
List the name of the person that acknowledges that the information provided in the registration is current, accurate, and complete. This SHOULD NOT be the name of the business. The Registrant and the Alternate Contact are the only people authorized to share information with CCR Helpdesk personnel. It is important that the person named here have knowledge about the CCR Registration. A valid email address is required. Both upper and lower cases are acceptable for all email addresses. |
* CCR POC Alternate |
Provide a name and phone number for another person at your business or organization should questions arise when the primary contact is not available. It is important that the alternate POC has knowledge about the CCR Registration. A valid email address is required. Both upper and lower cases are acceptable for all email addresses. |
* Government Business POC |
This POC is that person in the organization responsible for marketing and sales with the federal government. An email address is required. Both upper and lower cases are acceptable for all email addresses. This POC and contact information will be publicly displayed on the CCR Search Page. All contact methods are mandatory. |
* Electronic Business POC |
The EB POC is the person in the business or organization responsible for authorizing individual personnel access into federal government electronic business systems [e.g., Electronic Document Access (EDA), Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)]. POC and contact information is mandatory. This information will be publicly displayed on the CCR Inquiry website. All contact methods are mandatory. Visit WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/vreg.htm#Step2 to view detailed information on EB POC responsibilities for WAWF. |
Registrants are required to annually validate that POC information is still correct. |
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* Marketing Partner ID Number (MPIN) |
This is a self-created access code that will be shared with authorized partner applications [e.g., Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), etc.]. The MPIN is used to access these other systems, and you should guard it as such. The MPIN must contain nine characters, at least one alpha, and one numeric character each. It should not contain spaces or special characters. For organizations submitting assistance award (e.g. grant) applications, the MPIN allows the EB POC to approve other individuals within the organization who are authorized to submit applications on the organization's behalf. |
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