The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) enacted a new requirement for
recipients of federal awards (e.g., loans, grants, subsidies). If you
recently applied for a federal award, you may be familiar with the “DUNS”
number that was assigned to your organization.
The DUNS number, or Data Universal Numbering System number, is nine digit
identification number given to all individuals or organizations participating
in federal awards programs.
Beginning with fiscal years ending in 2005, this number must be
reported on your organization’s SF-SAC Form (Data Collection Form). (This
form, submitted annually, provides information to federal awarding agencies
specific to your organization and includes the results of your financial
statement and governmental compliance audits.)
The Central Contractor Registry maintains a list of all current DUNS numbers.
If you are uncertain as to whether your organization has a number or what that
number is, you can search their database by company name at
www.ccr.gov.
You can obtain a DUNS number (at no charge) in one of two ways:
1) Over the phone – 866-705-5711; be
prepared with the following information:
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Name, address and phone number of
business
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Name of chief executive officer or
executive director
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Legal structure if business
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Year business started
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Primary line of business
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Total number of employees (full and part
time)
2) Online –
eupdate.dnb.com/requestoptions/government/ccrreg/
Additional information is available at the Central Contractor Registry website
at www.ccr.gov. There are also some
“Frequently Asked Questions” available on the web at
harvester.census.gov/sac/.
Please contact Gerard DeBlois or
Tom Minihan if you have any
questions.
Hansen, Hunter & Company, P.C.
