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DB In Support Of Grants Management, Finance,
And Reporting
Brian Williams, Director, Business Development
December 18th, 2006
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Who Is DB?

• DB is a global organization
• Headquartered in Short Hills, NJ
• 4,300 employees
• 165 years of experience - collecting, cleansing,
  and enriching data
• More than a quarter billion dollars spent on data
  quality, collection, and maintenance
• 40 years experience maintaining the DUNS Number

• Sources of data include
• Payment Data, Courts Legal Filing Offices,
  Corporate Financial Statements, Government
  Registries, Web Sources, News Media, Yellow
  Pages, Direct Investigations - started in 1841
• DB helps our clients Decide with Confidence
• All U.S. Government cabinet-level departments
• Numerous other federal, state, local agencies
• DUNS is Key identifier for UN, European
  Commission over 50 industry trade
  organizations

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To Understand Where We Are, We Need To Understand
Where We Came From, And What DB Is Doing

• Origins and Timeline
• 1963 DB DUNS Number is created
• 1978 DB DUNS Number selected to for Government
  vendor identification and roll-up reporting
• 1998 CCR is implemented at DOD DUNS Number is
  incorporated
• 2003 CCR is adopted and adapted for
  government-wide use
• 2003 DB creates Government Customer Resource
  Center (GCRC) rolls out V1 of DUNS Request
  Webform
• 2003 OMB issues DB DUNS Number policy for
  federal grants targeting entity identification,
  single registration, and reporting
• 2004 DB triples resources at the GCR V2
  Webform
• 2005 DB supports 1500 calls a day rolls out V3
  Webform

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DB Works To Keep Government Up-To-Date

• During this training session
• 855 businesses will have a suit, lien or judgment
  filed against them
• 720 business addresses will change
• 450 business telephone numbers will change or be
  disconnected
• 336 directorship (CEO, CFO, etc.) changes will
  occur
• 189 new businesses will open their doors
• 24 corporations will file for Bankruptcy
• 12 companies will change their names
• So in a year
• 21 of CEOs will change
• 20 of all addresses change
• 18 of telephone numbers will change
• 17 of business names
• DB has sent 1,000,000 updates to CCR YTD 2006

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The DB D-U-N-S Number
Features
DB D-U-N-S Number Benefits

• Identifies unique organizational locations
• Standard and global in scope
• Non-indicative
• Retained for the life of an entity
• DUNS is an identifier, independent of the
  Government, it enables synchronization of data
  across hundreds of internal systems
• Free Assignment (Self-Requests)
• Preexisting schema that the Government has
  adopted/adapted

• Identifies Corporate Family Tree relationships
• Enables rapid, accurate, reporting by geography,
  NAICS, socioeconomic, congressional district,
  corporate ownership, affiliation/minority
  ownership, etc.
• Eliminates duplicate files
• Allows Customers to cleanse and integrate
  information between internal databases
• Enables electronic commerce

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We Track Entities From The Time They Exhibit
Commercial Activity. When Activity Reaches A
Certain Level The DB Verification Process
Assigns A D-U-N-S Number
Office Equipment
Funding Services
Insurance
Advertising
Business Activity
Delivery Services
Phone Line
Marketing Responses
Legal Services
Other Products and Services
How DB Tracks
Business Registrations
Alliance Files
Post Office Files
Trade Experience Files
Telephone Directories
Customer Inquiry
Business Directories
Public Record Filings
Public Record Govt Filings
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Without Linkage, These Companies Appear Unrelated
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By Applying DBs Linkage, You Can View The
Entire Family With No Limit In Depth Or Breadth
Fictional example
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What data do you need at DB?

• Required or Critical Information
• Existing DUNS Numbers?
• Name
• Phone Number
• Physical Address
• Line 1 2
• City, State, Zip
• Mailing Address
• Number of Employees
• Annual Revenue (or equivalent)
• Parent Linkage Direct Parent

• Optional Information
• Names of Executives
• Executive Titles
• Legal Structure
• Doing Business As/Trade style
• Description of Operations
• NAICS
• SIC Code
• Socioeconomic Data

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DUNS Number The Web-Method

• fedgov.dnb.com/webform
• Select your country
• Type in your entity information
• Review results. Are you listed? Yes! Select your
  business or request to modify the information
• Not already listed? No problem! Request a new
  DUNS Number by filling out the subsequent page
• All requests require a name, email address,
  title, etc. so that we can send your DUNS Number
  to you

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Webform Examples
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DUNS Number Other Methods

• GCRC Phone [phone]
• They can answer more difficult questions
• Troubleshoot some registration issues or direct
  you to those who can
• Review your family linkage data
• Escalate problems to Government and DB managers
• Contact Brian Williams williamsbr_at_dnb.com
• Policy questions or issues
• DUNS Number doesnt seem appropriate for your
  situation?
• Need to review and work with DB to update the
  family tree?

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DUNS Number Management

• Choosing a representing official is helpful. One
  internal resource to understand the process, the
  existing landscape, and request updates for
  accurate reporting.
• Based on your strategy for how/who applies for
  grantsmap this back to existing DUNS Numbered
  locations.
• Is there incorrect data?
• Based on the strategy, do other locations need to
  be added?
• Is there bad data that needs to be removed?
• If there are too many branch locations, focus on
  headquarter locations or their parents.
• Reach out to DB we are here to help!