Case Study: General Services Administration achieves efficient, transparent federal award management with Dun & Bradstreet

The Dun & Bradstreet D-U-N-S® Number & Award Management

Dun & Bradstreet partnered with the General Services Administration to solve a massive federal challenge: managing award processes and payments for roughly 850,000 entities doing business with the U.S. government. GSA’s Integrated Award Environment needed a single, authoritative entity identifier and accurate firmographic and linkage data to transition from paper to electronic commerce, verify contractors and grantees, track past performance, and increase transparency and oversight.

Dun & Bradstreet supplied the D-U-N-S Number and a suite of services—global business verification, corporate linkage, entity matching, data governance, and dedicated program support—integrated into the IAE. Contract updates expanded federal use, ensured perpetual data retention, and allowed limited commercial reuse, enabling open-data goals. The result is a world-class, continuously improving award management system with stronger data integrity, faster payments, better oversight, and measurable operational efficiencies praised by GSA.

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