FAR 52.204-6 Unique Entity Identifier

Solicitation provision Federal Acquisition Regulation Oct 2016 version

Facts

Citation
FAR 52.204-6
Type
Solicitation provision
Current version
October 2016
Prescribed in
FAR 4.607(b)
Last amended
81 FR 67736 Effective Oct 31, 2016
Proposed changes
1
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 solicitation provision.

Text

As prescribed in 4.607(b), insert the following provision:

Unique Entity Identifier (Oct 2016)

(a) Definition. As used in this provision-

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(End of provision)

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Unique Identification of Entities Receiving Federal Awards 81 FR 67736 · FAC 2005-91
Federal Acquisition Regulation; System for Award Management Name Change, Phase 1 Implementation 78 FR 37676 · FAC 2005-67
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Updates to Contract Reporting and Central Contractor Registration 77 FR 69715 · FAC 2005-62
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2004-038, Federal Procurement Data System Reporting 73 FR 21773 · FAC 2005-25
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Central Contractor Registration 68 FR 56669 · FAC 2001-16

Proposed changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53 91 FR 37550 · FAR Case 2026-001, Docket No. FAR-2026-0001, Sequence No. 1 Closed Jul 23, 2026No final rule found

Sections cited

Terms defined

  • Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator
  • Unique entity identifier

Quick answers

What is FAR 52.204-6?

FAR 52.204-6 is a solicitation provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Unique Entity Identifier".

What is the current version of FAR 52.204-6?

The current version is dated October 2016.

Where is FAR 52.204-6 prescribed?

It is prescribed in FAR 4.607(b), Solicitation provisions and contract clause.

When was FAR 52.204-6 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Unique Identification of Entities Receiving Federal Awards" (81 FR 67736), published Sep 30, 2016 and effective Oct 31, 2016.

Are changes to FAR 52.204-6 proposed?

One proposed change has no final rule yet.

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