FAR 4.1803 Verifying CAGE codes prior to award
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 4.1803
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 81 FR 45866 Effective Jul 14, 2016
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(a) Contracting officers shall verify the offeror’s CAGE code by reviewing the entity’s registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Active registrations in SAM have had the associated CAGE codes verified.
(b) For entities not required to be registered in SAM, the contracting officer shall validate the CAGE code using the CAGE code search feature at https://cage.dla.mil.
Federal Register history
| Final rule | Published | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments | ||
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; Commercial and Government Entity Code |
Quick answers
What is FAR 4.1803?
FAR 4.1803 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Verifying CAGE codes prior to award".
When was FAR 4.1803 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments" (81 FR 45866), published Jul 14, 2016 and effective Jul 14, 2016.
Are changes to FAR 4.1803 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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