How Foreign Vendor Gets Duns and n Cage
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How a foreign vendor can get theDUNS number and NCAGE Code
they need in order to register in
the System for AwardManagement (SAM (to do
Contracts!Grants with the United
States "edera# Government
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"irst$ get (% DUNS Number and
(& NCAGE CodeWe strongly encourage you to get both (1) your Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
number; and the (2) your NAT !ommercial and "overnment #ntity (N!A"#) code at the
same time $or t%o reasons&
' ou do not need a DUNS Number to get an N!A"# !ode nor do you need an N!A"#!ode to get s DUNS Number but you need both be$ore you can com*lete your System
$or A%ard +anagement (SA+) registration; and
' The U,S, De$ense -ogistics Agency.s /usiness 0denti$ication Number !rossre$erenceSystem (/0N!S) receives ne% and u*dated N!A"# in$ormation $rom NAT, SA+
*ulls the -egal /usiness Name and *hysical address $rom Dun and /radstreet and
checs them against /0N!S, 0n order to *ass this edit chec the 'ega# usiness
Name and )hysica# address #isted for your DUNS number by Dun and radstreet
must be AS*'U+E', -DEN+-CA' (inc#uding s)e##ing$ ca)ita#i.ation$ )unctuation$
s)acing and what information a))ears on what #ine to the 'ega# usiness Name
and )hysica# address #isted for your NCAGE Code in -NCS, 0$ there are any
di$$erences SA+ %ill *roduce an error and you %ill be unable to com*lete your SA+registration, ou may be able to cut3*aste $rom the DUNS re4uest $orm to the N!A"#
re4uest $orm to hel* get around this i$ you $ill out both $orms at the same time,
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Go to htt)/!!fedgov0dnb0com!webform ()ictured be#ow and
fo##ow the instructions to get a free DUNS number0 More
information (inc#uding how to o)t out of Dun and
radstreet ads and mai#ing #ists$ see htt)s/!!
www0statebuy0state0gov!)d!Documents!vndrduns0)df
Click here
http://fedgov.dnb.com/webformhttp://fedgov.dnb.com/webformhttps://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Documents/vndrduns.pdfhttps://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Documents/vndrduns.pdfhttps://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Documents/vndrduns.pdfhttps://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Documents/vndrduns.pdfhttps://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Documents/vndrduns.pdfhttp://fedgov.dnb.com/webformhttp://fedgov.dnb.com/webformhttp://fedgov.dnb.com/webform
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1hen fi##ing out your DUNS
number re2uest3' 0n the 5rgani6ation 0n$ormation7 section&
' 58rimary S0! !ode7& 9e4uires an ccu*ational Sa$ety and :ealth Administration (S:A)Standard 0ndustrial !lassi$ication (S0!) !ode , #nter the $ourdigit *rimary S0! code that
best describes the com*any, or S0! code re$erence in$ormation *lease re$er to
htt*&33%%%,osha,gov3oshstats3sicser,html , or 4uestions on %hich S0! code best a**lies
to you contact your !ontracting $$icer,
' 5Socioeconomic Data7& #nter the socioeconomic grou* %hich o%ns most o$ your $irm,
' 0n the 5Notes7 section&
' 5Ta< Number&7 0$ you are re4uired to *ay U,S, ta
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-f you have )rob#ems getting your
DUNS number3' #mail the issue to both govt=dnb,com and SA+:el*=dnb,com, ou can also add
!!9:el*=dnb,com since this address may also st ill %or,
' !ontact Dun and /radstreet at&D4 Government *ffice
>?@ N, air$a< Dr, Suite B@
Arlington CA 222?USA
8hone ?2BE@B, They are o*en during normal U,S, business hours #astern time;
' !all Dun and /radstreet at the o$$ice res*onsible $or the country in %hich you are located, To $indthe DF/ *hone number go to the DF/ %ebsite at htt*&33%%%,dnb,com, 0n the center o$ the to* o$
the $irst *age select the country you are in $rom the *ulldo%n menu, That %ill tae you to the
DF/ %ebsite a**ro*riate $or that country, That DF/ %ebsite %ill in turn have a *hone number
you can call to reach the DF/ o$$ice that covers that country, When you call be sure to e
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,ou can re2uest an NCAGE by fo##owing this #in5/
htt)s/!!e)orta#0ns)a0nato0int!AC%678ub#ic!scage!Cage'ist0as)9
()ictured be#ow and fo##ow the instructions to obtain an NCAGE0
+he first ste) is a mandatory search for any NCAGE Codes you may
a#ready have/
https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspxhttps://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx
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1hen submitting your NCAGE Codere2uest 3' When ased i$ the entity to be registered is a su*ranational
organi6ation *lease clic 5No7 i$ you are not *art o$ a member
state, +ember states transcend national boundaries or interest to
share in the decisionmaing across national boundaries %hich
vote on issues *ertaining to the %ider grou* such as the#uro*ean Union (#U) and the World Trade rgani6ation (WT),
NAT nations 8oints o$ !ontacts %ebsite& htt*&33
%%%,nato,int3structur3A!31?@3main3lins3contacts,htm
' 0$ you cannot submit the online N!A"# $orm via the 0nternet youcan obtain an N!A"# !ode by contacting the National
!odi$ication /ureau (N!/) o$ the country %here your organi6ation
is located, our country.s N!/ contact in$ormation can be $ound
at& htt*&33%%%,nato,int3structur3A!31?@3main3lins3contacts,htm ,
http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htmhttp://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htmhttp://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htmhttp://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htmhttp://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htmhttp://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htm
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*nce you submit your NCAGE Codere2uest 3' 0$ you receive an email asing you to veri$y your email
address using a lin in the email you must do so be$ore
your N!A"# !ode re4uest can be *rocessed;
' nce your N!A"# !ode re4uest is *rocessed (u* to 1>business days de*ending on the country) you should
receive an email noti$ying you o$ your N!A"# !ode, At
that *oint chec htt*s&33
e*ortal,ns*a,nato,int3A!1?@8ublic3scage3!age-ist,as*
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-f you have )rob#ems getting yourNCAGE Code' 0$ you need to change any in$ormation regarding your N!A"# code
go to htt*s&33e*ortal,ns*a,nato,int3A!1?@8ublic3scage3!age-ist,as*
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1ithin &:6 business days after the NCAGE Code shows u) in NA+*
database$ it wi## co)y over to -NCS at
htt)/!!www0d#is0d#a0mi#!-NCS!begin;search0as)9 (shown be#ow0 *nce
your NCAGE Code shows u) in -NCS$ it wi## ta5e SAM &< to =& hours to
begin to use the NCAGE Code information0
http://www.dlis.dla.mil/BINCS/begin_search.aspxhttp://www.dlis.dla.mil/BINCS/begin_search.aspx