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25.100—Purposes of this part.

This part provides guidance to agencies to establish:
(a) The Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number as a universal identifier for Federal financial assistance applicants, as well as recipients and their direct subrecipients.
(b) The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) as the repository for standard information about applicants and recipients.