52.204-16 Commercial and Government

Entity Code Reporting.

As prescribed in 4.1804(a), use the following provision:

Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020)

(a) Definition. As used in this provision –

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means–

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense

Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial

or government entity by unique location; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the

NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its

outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and

maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

(b) The Offeror shall provide its CAGE code with its offer with its name and location address or

otherwise include it prominently in its proposal. The CAGE code must be for that name and location

address. Insert the word "CAGE" before the number. The CAGE code is required prior to award.

(c) CAGE codes may be obtained via–

(1) Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. If the Offeror is

located in the United States or its outlying areas and does not already have a CAGE code assigned,

the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch will assign a CAGE code as a part of the

SAM registration process. SAM registrants located outside the United States and its outlying areas

shall obtain a NCAGE code prior to registration in SAM (see paragraph (c)(3) of this provision).

(2) The DLA Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch. If registration in SAM is not

required for the subject procurement, and the Offeror does not otherwise register in SAM, an

Offeror located in the United States or its outlying areas may request that a CAGE code be assigned

by submitting a request at https://cage.dla.mil.

(3) The appropriate country codification bureau. Entities located outside the United States and its

outlying areas may obtain an NCAGE code by contacting the Codification Bureau in the foreign

entity's country if that country is a member of NATO or a sponsored nation. NCAGE codes may be

obtained from the NSPA at https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx if the

foreign entity’s country is not a member of NATO or a sponsored nation. Points of contact for

codification bureaus, as well as additional information on obtaining NCAGE codes, are available at

http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htm.

(d) Additional guidance for establishing and maintaining CAGE codes is available at

https://cage.dla.mil.

(e) When a CAGE code is required for the immediate owner and/or the highest-level owner by

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-17 or 52.212-3(p), the Offeror shall obtain the
respective CAGE code from that entity to supply the CAGE code to the Government.

(f) Do not delay submission of the offer pending receipt of a CAGE code.

(g) If the solicitation includes FAR clause 52.204-2, Security Requirements, a subcontractor

requiring access to classified information under a contract shall be identified with a CAGE code on

the DD Form 254. The Contractor shall require a subcontractor requiring access to classified

information to provide its CAGE code with its name and location address or otherwise include it

prominently in the proposal. Each location of subcontractor performance listed on the DD Form 254

is required to reflect a corresponding unique CAGE code for each listed location unless the work is

being performed at a Government facility, in which case the agency location code shall be used. The

CAGE code must be for that name and location address. Insert the word "CAGE" before the number.

The CAGE code is required prior to award.

(End of provision)

Parent topic: 52.204 [Reserved]