[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR204.7303]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                    CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
 
PART 204--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart 204.73--Central Contractor Registration
 
Sec. 204.7303   Procedures.

    (a)(1) Except as provided in 204.7302, the contracting officer must 
require each offeror to provide a DUNS number (see 204.603(2)) or, if 
applicable, a DUNS+4 number, with its verbal or written offer, 
regardless of the dollar amount of the offer.
    (2) Before awarding a contract, basic agreement, basic ordering 
agreement, or blanket purchase agreement, the contracting officer must 
verify that the prospective contractor is registered in the CCR database 
(but see paragraph (b) of this section). The contracting officer may 
verify registration using the DUNS number or, if applicable, the DUNS+4 
number, by calling toll-free: 1-888-227-2423, commercial: (616) 961-
5757, or DSN: 932-5757; via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov; or as 
otherwise provided by agency procedures.
    (3) The contracting officer need not verify registration before 
placing an

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order or call under a DoD contract or agreement.
    (4) The contracting officer must verify registration before placing 
an order or call under a non-DoD contract or agreement. If the 
contracting is not registered, the contracting officer must follow the 
procedures in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (5) As part of the annual review of basic agreements, basic ordering 
agreements, and blanket purchase agreements, contracting officers must 
modify these agreements to incorporate the clause at 252.204-7004, 
Required Central Contractor Registration.
    (b) If the contracting officer determines that a prospective 
contractor is not registered in the CCR database and an exception to the 
registration requirements for the award does not apply (see 204.7302), 
the contracting officer must--
    (1) If the needs of the requiring activity allow for a delay, 
proceed to award after the contractor is registered; or
    (2) If the needs of the requiring activity do not allow for a delay, 
proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror, 
provided that written approval is obtained at one level above the 
contracting officer.
    (c) Agencies must protect against improper disclosure of contractor 
CCR information.
    (d) The contracting officer must, on contractual documents 
transmitted to the payment office, provide either the Commercial and 
Government Entity code or the DUNS number in accordance with agency 
procedures.

[64 FR 43100, Aug. 9, 1999; 64 FR 46474, Aug. 25, 1999, as amended at 65 
FR 14398, Mar. 16, 2000; 66 FR 55121, Nov. 1, 2001]