Dun & Bradstreet offers every business one free, permanent DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number to build its financial credibility.

A DUNS number, or Data Universal Numbering System number, is a nine-digit identifier issued by Dun & Bradstreet. It serves as a universal standard for tracking and identifying businesses globally.

The DUNS number system has been managed by Dun & Bradstreet since its inception, and was codified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation in 1998.

Know as the DUNS number — short for Data Universal Number System — Dun & Bradstreet’s system allows the federal government to track its business with contractors, from pre-award to post-award, in ...

Ernst and Young will replace incumbent Dun & Bradstreet, which has provided the government entity validation through its Data Universal Numbering System, or DUNS number, for more than two decades.

FDA finds the DUNS number appropriate to meet Agency needs to accurately identify FSVP importers so [the agency] can effectively implement, monitor compliance with, and enforce the FSVP requirements.

The Data Universal Numbering System, or DUNS, number was officially codified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation in 1998, but last year GSA started the process of bidding the contract for the ...

OPINION | Only transparency can fix federal procurement, and only the DUNS Number stands in its way.