I am a Buyer. When preparing an Award Notice, am I required to fill in the DUNS number for the contractor awardee?
FBO now supports a new data element on the Award Notice form to capture the DUNS number. The field label is “Contractor Awarded DUNS” and is inserted in the following locations: Award Notice form in the web interface; FTP/email interface template; and Web Services submitAward method. This field is not required but any data provided must be numeric only and 9 digits in length (with an optional plus 4). This field is a step towards increased traceability through different systems. Many contracting officers already include the DUNS number in parentheses at the end of the “Contractor Awardee” field as a work-around. Refer to your internal Agency policy if you have questions about this optional data element.
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