CAGE = Commercial
And
Government
Entity
Code
Current and potential federal government registrants
are required to register in CCR in order to be awarded contracts by the
federal government. Registrants are required to complete a one-time
registration to provide basic information relevant to procurement and
financial transactions.
Registrants must update or renew their registration
at least once per year to maintain an active status.
In addition, entities
(private non-profits, educational organizations, state and regional
agencies, etc.) that apply for assistance awards from the Federal Government
through Grants.gov must now register with CCR as well. However, registration
in no way guarantees that a contract or assistance award will be awarded.
To get a CAGE code, you must complete the Department of
Defense’s Central Contractor Registration.
Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is the primary registrant database for
the U.S. Federal Government. CCR collects, validates, stores, and
disseminates data in support of agency acquisition missions, including
Federal agency contract and assistance awards.
Please note that the term “assistance awards” includes grants, cooperative
agreements, and other forms of federal assistance. Whether applying for
assistance awards, contracts, or other business opportunities, all entities
are considered “registrants”.
CCR validates the registrant information and electronically shares the
secure and encrypted data with the federal agencies finance offices to
facilitate paperless payments through electronic funds transfer (EFT).
Additionally, CCR shares the data with federal government
procurement and electronic business systems.
Any information provided in your registration may be shared with authorized
federal government offices. Registration does not guarantee business with
the federal government.
A CAGE Code is a five (5) position code that identifies
companies doing or wishing to do business with the Federal Government. The
format of the code is the first and fifth position must be numeric. The
second, third and fourth may be any mixture of alpha/numeric excluding I and
O. All positions are non-significant.
The code is used to support a variety of mechanized systems
throughout the government. The code provides for a standardized method of
identifying a given facility at a specific location. The code may be used
for a Facility Clearance, a Pre-Award survey, automated Bidders Lists, pay
processes, source of supply, etc. In some cases, prime contractors may
require their sub-contractors to have a CAGE Code also.
NOTE: Registrants that require a CAGE Code for a Security
Clearance or for the assignment of a DODAAC Code do not need to go through the CCR. They can submit the request on the DOD Form 2051, "Request for Assignment of a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code" Section A must be filled out and signed by their sponsoring government agency. The agency may also request the CAGE Code on their agency letterhead.
The Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) in Battle
Creek, MI is the only authorized source of CAGE Codes.
No. At this time, there are no associated subscription
charges related to the assignment/maintenance of CAGE Codes.
CAGE Codes with a Status Code of “E”
identify those
contractors which are:
(1) Proposed Debarment Action
(2) Suspended or
(3) Debarred or are otherwise ineligible for receipt of government
contracts.
In all three (3) cases, the contractor is considered to
be ineligible for Federal Procurement Programs.
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