<p style="text-align: left;">Registering with CCR allows you to be eligible as a Federal contracting company. After registration, you will have a [lightbox title="CAGE Code (from Federal Service Desk)" href="http://governmentstartup.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Cage.Code_.png"]CAGE Code (another Id number)[/lightbox] and the ability to register with many other government related systems.</p>
[notice]Since October 1, 2003, it is federally mandated that any organization wishing to do business with the federal government under a FAR-based contract must be registered in CCR before being awarded a contract.
-- CCR[/notice]
<h4>Prerequisites</h4>
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<ul>
	<li>DUNS Number</li>
	<li>Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN)</li>
	<li>Banking Information (You should use a separate company bank account)</li>
	<li>Company SIC/NAICS codes</li>
</ul>
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<h4>Let's get started!</h4>
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<a title="https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx" href="https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx</a>
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<h4>Step 1:</h4>
As you can see, you need a DUNS number to proceed past Step 1. Make sure you match the DUNS registration information with this CCR registration. If the information doesn't match, you can<em>not</em> proceed! Once you pass this page, you'll see that the information is uneditable in the next page.

<center>[image icon="zoom" lightbox="true" title="CCR Step 1"]http://governmentstartup.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CCR.Step_.1.png[/image]</center>&nbsp;

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<h4>Step 2a:</h4>
The mailing address can be different from the previous company address. If you have different office locations, this is where you want the official (spam?) mail to go.

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<h4>Step 2b:</h4>
The business information is purely self reported. Parts of this information will propagate into other systems, such as ORCA, so you'll want to keep this updated as best you can.

<center>[image icon="zoom" lightbox="true" title="CCR General &gt; Business Information"]http://governmentstartup.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CCR.General.Business.Info_.png[/image]</center>
<h4>Step 2c:</h4>
The comment above about spam is not entirely a joke. If you allow your company record to be searchable, be prepared to receive telemarketing calls and mail. However, if you expect to do any business with the government or other companies, you <strong>want</strong> to be readily searchable in CCR. This is one of the many ways your company will be verified.

<center>[image icon="zoom" lightbox="true" title="CCR General &gt; Information Opt Out"]http://governmentstartup.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CCR.General.Info_.OptOut.png[/image]</center>
<h4>Step 3a:</h4>
For "Relationship," state your company's purpose. For most, this will be "Contracts."

For "Organization Type," you should probably select "Business or Organization."

For "Organizational Structure," you want to select whatever entity organization you filed with the state.  For most, this will be either "Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership" or "Corporate Entity, Not Tax Exempt."

<center>[image icon="zoom" lightbox="true" title="CCR Corporate Info &gt; Information Opt Out"]http://governmentstartup.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CCR.Corp_.Rel_.Type_.Struc_.png[/image]</center>
<h4>Step 3b:</h4>
The critical information in this section is the selection of socio-economic groups. For Federal contracting, the government sets minimum contracting goals for Small Businesses, especially socio-economically disadvantaged ones. For example, refer to the DoD Small Business goals, listed as a % of all total business awarded [lightbox title="http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/statistics/goals.htm" href="http://governmentstartup.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DoD.SB_.Goals_.png"]here[/lightbox]. This means that for FY2011, the government intends to award 22.28% of all work to Small Businesses (not bad!)

<center>[image icon="zoom" lightbox="true" title="CCR Corporate Info &gt; Information Opt Out"]http://governmentstartup.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CCR.Corp_.Business.Info_.png[/image]</center>

<h4>Step 4:</h4>
The Goods and Services page is one of the most important.  When other companies and the government do their due diligence, they always always always will verify your NAICS codes.  This is self reported, so make sure your NAICS cover the work you are bidding (or going to bid).  Go here to find your set of NAICS.  Generally, you will want a "Primary" and a few other NAICS.

<center>[image icon="zoom" lightbox="true" title="CCR Goods/Services &gt; Information Opt Out"]http://governmentstartup.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CCR.Goods_.Services.NAICS_.png[/image]</center>