AFFARS IG5304.7202-1

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Informational Guidance

IG5304.7202-1
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Codes

(Centralized Contractor Registration (CCR) and CAGE Code Expedite Requests)

November 2004

1. In order to be awarded a contract, any contractor or vendor bidding or proposing on Air Force solicitations MUST be registered in CCR (see FAR 4.1102 for exceptions). The vendor or contractor must register; the Government cannot do it for them! Contracting offices should inform your customers to encourage vendors and contractors to get a D&B number and register in CCR as soon as possible. The vendor must show up in CCR as "in process" in order to request a CAGE code to be expedited. "In process" indicates that the vendor has successfully initiated the CCR registration process and completed all mandatory data elements. The Air Force can request CAGE code expedites only after the vendor has done its part to register in CCR. CAGE code expedite requests should only be made if the buying activity has less than 48 hours to award the contract.

2. Centralized Contractor Registration (CCR) - The steps for registering in CCR are below:

a. The vendor or contractor:

3. CAGE Code Expedite Requests:

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