Commercial and Government Entity code: Difference between revisions

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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 renew it every five years.<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. However, according to the DLIS website, "Commercial And Government Entity" is the proper term{{fact|date=February 2024}}. 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).{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

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 ==