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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This clause requires contractors to keep their Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code current for every location where contract work is performed, including subcontractor locations. It also requires notifying the contracting officer of any CAGE code change within 30 days so the contract can be updated.

Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors performing contracts that include this clause

What it requires

  • Ensure the CAGE code is maintained throughout the life of the contract for each location of contract performance, including subcontract performance.
  • Notify the contracting officer of any change to the CAGE code within 30 days after the change.
  • If registered in SAM, initiate CAGE data changes via SAM registration update.
  • If undergoing a novation or change-of-name agreement, notify the contracting officer in accordance with subpart 42.12.

Key terms: Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code · NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code · System for Award Management (SAM) · novation · change-of-name agreement

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As prescribed in 4.1804(c), use the following clause:

Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause—

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means—

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

(b) Contractors shall ensure that the CAGE code is maintained throughout the life of the contract for each location of contract, including subcontract, performance. For contractors registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch shall only modify data received from SAM in the CAGE master file if the contractor initiates those changes via update of its SAM registration. Contractors undergoing a novation or change-of-name agreement shall notify the contracting officer in accordance with subpart 42.12. The contractor shall communicate any change to the CAGE code to the contracting officer within 30 days after the change, so that a modification can be issued to update the CAGE code on the contract.

(c) Contractors located in the United States or its outlying areas that are not registered in SAM shall submit written change requests to the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch. Requests for changes shall be provided at https://cage.dla.mil. Change requests to the CAGE master file are accepted from the entity identified by the code.

(d) Contractors located outside the United States and its outlying areas that are not registered in SAM shall contact the appropriate National Codification Bureau (points of contact available at http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htm) or NSPA at https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx to request CAGE changes.

(e) Additional guidance for maintaining CAGE codes is available at https://cage.dla.mil.

(f) If the contract includes Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.204-2, Security Requirements, the contractor shall ensure that subcontractors maintain their CAGE code(s) throughout the life of the contract.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 4.1804 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
  • 52.204-2 Security Requirements.

Sections that refer to it

  • 4.1804 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
  • 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.

← 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror. · 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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