U.S. Geological Survey

Before doing business with a federal agency, vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration system.  As a security precaution, vendors must register themselves through the on-line CCR system.

Information for vendors on how to register is available at the CCR Vendor Corner.

Caution:  If you are asked to provide your TPIN or to confirm or update your CCR registration data by mail, email, phone or fax, please do not do so even if the request appears on official agency letterhead.   Please read the CCR Security Notice carefully.

Before registering in CCR, the vendor will need a D-U-N-S® number.

D-U-N-S® registration is free.  You are not required to purchase any additional Dun & Bradstreet services in order to obtain and maintain the number.  If D&B asks for a payment, make sure they understand that you are registering in order to be a federal Government contractor.

You will need to provide the following data elements to obtain a D-U-N-S® Number.

• Legal Name
• Tradestyle, Doing Business As (DBA), or other name by which your organization is commonly recognized
• Physical Address, City, State and Zip Code
• Mailing Address (if separate)
• Telephone Number
• Contact Name
• SIC Code (Line of Business)
• Number of Employees at your location
• Headquarters name and address (if there is a reporting relationship to a parent corporate entity)

A new FAR rule has changed the way vendors provide Representations and Certifications to contracting agencies.  Instead of including a lengthy set of provisions in each solicitation, vendors are now asked to maintain this information through the On-Line Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA).  Vendors are encouraged to begin entering their information at any time. 

Individual contract solicitations will include the provision in FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, which permits vendors to provide different answers for that specific solicitation.

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