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A CAGE code is a five (5) position alphanumeric code used to identify organizations that provide, manufacture, or control the design of items supplied to U.S. Government Military agencies. The CAGE code is an integral part of the military cataloging system and is shared with many of the automated data processing (ADP) systems throughout the military.<\/p>\n
According to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) any organizations wishing to conduct business resulting in an contract award or any type of purchasing agreement must have their CAGE code active in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). CCR registration must be updated on an annual basis to remain in the system. Currently a little over a third of the total organizations active in the CAGE database are active in the CCR database.<\/p>\n
There are two basic types of CAGE codes Manufacturers and Non-manufacturers.<\/p>\n
Of the total active U.S. CAGE codes only 11% of them are classified and Manufactures and 89% of them are Non-manufacturers.<\/p>\n
The basic CAGE code data contains contact information such as phone and address information. There is a myriad of other relative data which is associated to a single CAGE code. Information such as part numbers and National Stock Numbers (NSN\u2019s) manufactures, sources, contract numbers, procurement history etc.<\/p>\n
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In a review of the latest data of Government contractors currently registered with the U.S. Government having an active CAGE code; the data shows that the District of Columbia ranks number one with the state of New York showing the lowest percentage of Government contractors per capita. According to the most recent data tabulated by … <\/p>\n