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{{Short description|Component of the NATO Codification System}}

The '''Commercial and Government Entity''' Code, or '''CAGE Code''', is a [[unique identifier]] assigned to suppliers to various government or [[Defense (military)|defense]] agencies, as well as to government agencies themselves and also various organizations. CAGE codes provide a standardized method of identifying a given facility at a specific ___location.

CAGE Codes are used internationally as part of the [[NATO Codification System]] (NCS), where they are sometimes called '''NCAGE Codes'''.

CAGE codes are referenced in various databases of the NCS, where they are used along with the supplier's part number to form a reference which is held on the [[National Stock Number]] (NSN) record. This reference enables users of the NCS to determine who supplies any given part.

The information associated with the entities - name, address, phone numbers, etc. - is catalogued in the [[Defense Standard#Definition of document types|H4 and H8 Handbooks]]. The National Codification Bureau (NCB) of each NATO or NATO-sponsored Nation is responsible for the maintenance ofmaintaining the CAGE code information for entities in these respective countries. There are on the order of 1.5 Million entities in this catalog.

Within the [[United States|US]], any organization wishing to be a supplier to the [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] is issued a CAGE Code by [[Defense Logistics Information Service]] (DLIS), the organization serving as the US NCB. An entity issued a CAGE code must reapplyrenew annuallyit toevery renewfive ityears.<ref>{{cite web |title=Defense Logistics Agency |url=https://cage.dla.mil/Info/about#cage_expire |website=Defense Logistics Agency}}</ref>

CAGE is sometimes expanded as "Commercial Activity/Government Entity", "Contractor And Government Entity", or other, similar variations. According to the DLIS website, "Commercial And Government Entity" is the proper term. CAGE was previously known as '''Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers''', or '''FSCM''', which was also the '''National Supply Code for Manufacturer''', or '''NSCM'''. On older engineering drawings (pre-1980s) it was labeled simply as "Code Ident No" (Code Identification Number).

In the NCS metadata, the CAGE code's '''[[Data Record Number]]''' ('''DRN''') is 9250 (or 4140 for NSCM); information listed under this DRN identifies very specifically the semantics of CAGE, its syntax, and the procedures associated with it.<ref name="cage-code-drn-9250">{{cite web |title=DLA CAGE Code Definitions |url=https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/DLMS/CDS/Manuals/CDTS_Volume_12.docx |website=Defense Logistics Agency}} "Defense Logistics Agency Handbook"</ref>

== Syntax ==

CAGE codes are all five characters in length.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2018/08/18/19432/ |publisher=[[bellingcat]] |quote=The five-digit number '94271' is known as a Commercial And Government Entity (CAGE) number and can be searched on an online database of items listed by the US Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). |title=A Saudi War-Crime in Yemen? Analysing the Dahyan Bombing |date=August 18, 2018 |first=Michael |last=Cruickshank}}</ref> There is no meaning encoded in the code itself, other than the underlying NCB; it is simply a unique identifier.<ref>{{cite web|website=NATO|url=http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/codsp3-alt.htm|title=NATO Codification System Country Codes|date=January 2018|author=NATO AC/135 Committee (National Directors on Codification)}}</ref> The Code Chart provided by the NATO AC/135 committee (the group of National Directors on Codification) provides the syntax of CAGE codes in various countries.<ref>{{cite web|website=NATO|url=http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/pdf/NCS_codes_chart.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126081515/https://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/pdf/NCS_codes_chart.pdf|archive-date=2023-01-26|author=NATO AC/135 Committee (National Directors on Codification)|title=NATO Codification System – NCS the Global Language of Logistics}}</ref>

CAGE codes are all five characters in length. There is no meaning encoded in the code itself, other than the underlying NCB; it is simply a unique identifier.

{| class="wikitable"

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| Israel || IL || Tier 1 || # || A

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| Japan || JP || Tier 12 || J || #

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| Jordan || JO || Tier 1 || A || X

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| Kuwait || KW || Tier 1 || A || K

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| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of || MK || Tier 1Member || A || C

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| Montenegro || ME || Tier 1Member || A || W

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| Morocco || MA || Tier 1 || A || M

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| South Africa || ZA || Tier 1 || V || #

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| Sweden || SE || Tier 1Member || A || N

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| Thailand || TH || Tier 1 || # || C

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| Brazil || BR || Tier 2 || # || K

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| Finland || FI || Tier 2Member || A || G

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| Korea, Republic of || KR || Tier 2 || # || F

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| Pakistan || PK || Other || A || T

|}

<ref>http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/codsp3-alt.htm</ref>

See the [http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/pdf/NCS_codes_chart.pdf Code Chart] provided by the NATO AC/135 committee (the group of National Directors on Codification) for the syntax of CAGE codes in various countries.

== See also ==

* [[Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier]] (ALEI)

* [[DoDAAC]] - Issued by the US DoD.

* [[Data Universal Numbering System]] (DUNS) - Issued by [[Dun & Bradstreet]].; Requiredrequired for certain US government contractors and Federal grant recipients.

* [[DoDAAC]] - Issued by the US DoD
* [[Employer Identification Number]] (EIN) - Issued by US [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]]., tax identification number Identifiesfor organizations and employers.

* [[International Business Registration Number]] (IBRN)

* [[Military logistics]]

* [[Trading Partner Identification Number]] (TPIN)

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==External links==

*{{cite web|url=https://www.bpn.gov/bincs/begin_search.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015144550/https://www.bpn.gov/bincs/begin_search.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-10-15 |title=Business Identification Number Cross-reference System (BINCS)|website=bpn.gov}}

* [https://www.nsncenter.com/ Public Access to WebFLIS and NATO CAGE Supplier Database - Free]

* [httphttps://www.dliscage.dla.mil/cage_welcome.asp DLISCommercial CAGEand CodeGovernment HomeEntity PageProgram]

* [https://www.sam.gov/ SAM.gov] ([[System for Award Management]])

* [http://www.niinja.co/help Public API access to WebFLIS data, incl. complete CAGE Supplier database - Commercial Quality, Paid, Free Trial]}

* [{{cite web|url=http://www.ncb.mod.uk/ |website=mod.uk|title=UK National Codification Bureau]}}

* [https://www.bpn.gov/bincs/begin_search.asp Business Identification Number Cross-reference System (BINCS)]

* [{{cite web|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44490.pdf|title= Unique Identification Codes for Federal Contractors: DUNS Numbers and CAGE Codes]|website= [[Congressional Research Service]]}}

* [http://www.ccr.gov/ Central Contractor Registration] - Broken Link [System for Award Management (SAM) has replaced Central Contractor Regristration (CCR)]

* [https://www.sam.gov/ System for Award Management]

* [https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44490.pdf Unique Identification Codes for Federal Contractors: DUNS Numbers and CAGE Codes] [[Congressional Research Service]]

* [http://www.ncb.mod.uk/ UK National Codification Bureau]

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[[Category:Company identification numbers]]