If you’ve ever applied for a business loan, secured a government contract, or worked with large suppliers, chances are you’ve come across the term “DUNS number.” This nine-digit identifier, assigned ...

Dun & Bradstreet offers every business one free, permanent DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number to build its ...

For prospective government contractors, the first step in this venture is to ensure your business is properly registered. Registration requirements include obtaining a Data Universal Number System ...

July marks the start of the 18-month shift to a new unique entity identifier (UEI) for doing business with the government. In December 2020, the System for Award Management website, SAM.gov, will stop ...

Before the end of 2020, organizations doing business with the government—from vendors to grantees—will have a new unique number by which they will be identified, ending use of a configuration in place ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a guidance document on 1 December 2020 announcing an enforcement policy related to submission of a facility’s Unique Facility Identifier (UFI) as ...

The General Services Administration is looking for potential options to replace the proprietary system it currently uses to identify and track entities that do business with the federal government.

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Federal procurement is broken, at taxpayers’ expense. Complex rules and lengthy processes discourage innovators, favor incumbents, and block competition. Companies that should be disbarred for poor ...