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Tribal Government Institute 2010 Annual Conference Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Federal Service Desk Customer Support Toll Free: 1-866—606-8220. Presenter: Rebecca Hughes. Hart-Doyle-Inouye Federal Center. 74 Washington Ave N STE 7. Battle Creek MI 49037-3084. Agenda.
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Tribal Government Institute 2010 Annual ConferenceCentral Contractor Registration (CCR) Federal Service Desk Customer Support Toll Free: 1-866—606-8220 Presenter: Rebecca Hughes Hart-Doyle-Inouye Federal Center 74 Washington Ave N STE 7 Battle Creek MI 49037-3084
Agenda • Overview • Regulation and Policy • Authoritative Data Sources • Statistics • CCR Metrics • CCR Initiatives • TPIN Sundown • Releases • Quick Start Guide • How To Screens • Creating User Accounts, Exploring the User Account, Manage Users, Reset Passwords, Request Lost User ID, Accepting Invitations • CCR Common Questions • Resources
CCR Overview • CCR collects, validates, stores, and disseminates business information about the Federal Government's trading partners in support of contract awards, grants, and the electronic payment processes. • Interfaces with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) to verify Name/address information during initial vendor registration. • Interfaces with CAGE, SBA, IRS, D&B and Ability One for authoritative source data during vendor registration. • CCR Tools - Allows government users to view trading partner profiles. • Data from CCR feeds to numerous external systems. • EPLS • FPDS-NG • Contract Writing Systems • PPIRS • eSRS • EBS • ORCA • SBA’s Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) • Grants.gov
Regulation and Policy • Mandated as of October 1, 2003 • “Trading partners MUST be registered in CCR prior to being awarded any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement unless the award results from a solicitation issuedon or before May 31, 1998” . • FAR Clauses: 52.232-33, 52.204-7 and 4.11: • - Informs vendors that EFT payment will be made using information from CCR. • - To register in CCR, a firm must have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. The DUNS Number is assigned by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) to identify unique business entities. • - Prospective vendors must be registered in CCR prior to the award of a contract or purchase agreement and payment. • You can read more about CCR registration policy and background on https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/CCRPol.aspx.
Authoritative Data Sources NCAGE EPLS CCR Public Search CCR Tools CCR XML BPN Extracts D&B Out of Business Code D&B Prior Duns D&B Parent Linkage DLIS CAGE SBA Certifications CCR D&B Name/Address IRS TIN Validation Ability One (formerly JWOD) Fed ABA USPS 5
Initiatives December 2008 December 2009 Strong Password • Information Technology Security Policy and commercial best practices. • Minimum 8 characters. • Change every 60 days. • User ID and Password to enter Trading Partner Profile (TPP). • Multiple User ID’s. • No more Trading Partner Identification Number (TPIN). • TPIN sundown 21 Dec 09. • Sundown TPINs • User ID and Password required on all registrations by 21 Dec 09. • TPIN’s were removed from all registrations that were not converted to User ID/Password. • Users must call customer service to access/update their registrations through an invitation sent by CCR. • Federal Service Desk (help desk) (866) 606-8220 Toll Free (334) 206-7828 International • https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/help.aspx https://www.bpn.gov/ReleaseNotes/
Releases • September 2009 • Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) Lookup Interface - CCR will check for debarred listings in EPLS at the end of CCR registration - A link to EPLS to check for most current data will be included - Provides all debarred statuses in CCR • Allow editing of physical ZIP+4 if filled with zeroes from D&B - ZIP+4 field will be open for the vendor to manually input - An entry of all zeroes (0000) or all nines (9999) is invalid
What information is Needed to Register in CCR • Data Universal Numerbing System (DUNS) Number provided by Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). • Tax Identification Number (TIN), Employee Identification Number (EIN), or SS# (Sole Proprietor). • Statistical Information about your business. • Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Information for payment of invoices. • *Note 1 and 2 may be collected at the same time.
Does Your Data Match D&B Data? Click Create User Account
Registration Complete Page—Qualified for one or more SBA Small Business Types
Welcome to CCRIf you have already created a User ID and password:
Forgot Password from CCR Homepage Security Questions
Reset Password Congratulations—Click Finish
Forgot User ID User ID Request Confirmation Message Log In
Invitation Acceptance – New Users Verify Account Information Page
Create User Account User Account Confirmation Page
Invitation Acceptance – Existing Users Existing User Sign In Page
CCR Commonly Asked Questions • How do I change my Legal Business Name, DBA, Address, or • “out of business” indicator? • D&B webform at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webfrom or • 1-866- 705-5711 option 3 • MPIN • User ID/Password resets • How to get a CAGE/NCAGE code • http://www.dlis.dla.mil/Forms/Form_AC135.asp • POC left the company/need to access CCR • IRS validation failure • CCR Number • SBA Number/Small business status • Public Search Opt Out
Additional Resources • Frequently Asked Questions: • Answers to your most common questions https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/FAQ.aspx • User Account Guide: • Instructions on how to create your user ID and password • https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/doc/UserAccount.pdf • User’s Guide: • CCR registration guide https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/handbook.aspx • On-line registration help: https://www.bpn.gov/ccrupdate/Help/New/CCR_New_Registration_Help.htm
CCR Help Desk CCR Helpdesk is now being staffed by the Federal Services Desk (FSD). This initiative was part of the GSA transition. Federal Service Desk (866) 606-8220 Toll Free (334) 206-7828 International Hours of Operation 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time