Learn how a DUNS number, created by Dun & Bradstreet, provides unique business identification and is essential for U.S. companies engaging in federal contracts or international trade.

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 financial credibility. While not legally required, this nine-digit identifier ...

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 ...

WHAT: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has officially transitioned the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) to no longer use data universal numbering system (DUNS) numbers from Dun & ...

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.

The Biden administration is moving forward with the transition from a nearly 50-year-old structure used to identify organizations doing business with the government to a new number with a new format, ...

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 ...