The Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System Generic Pharmaceutical Association SPL Workshop October 28, 2008 Tom Marsden D&B Federal Government Solutions 703.807.5092 | [email protected]
Feb 22, 2016
The Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System
Generic Pharmaceutical AssociationSPL Workshop
October 28, 2008Tom Marsden
D&B Federal Government Solutions
703.807.5092 | [email protected]
Topics
• FDA Guidance
• D&B Overview
• DUNSRightTM Process
• Benefits of the D-U-N-S® Number
• Obtaining a D-U-N-S® Number
• Recommendations
• Q&A
FDA Guidance
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c. Site-specific D-U-N-S® Number
FDA recommends that the D-U-N-S® Number (as described in section V.B.2 of this document) should be submitted for each site-specific entity (e.g., the registrant, establishments, U.S. agent, importer). Submitting the site-specific D-U-N-S® Number for an entity would provide by reference to the number certain business information for that entity, e.g., trade names used by the entity, addresses, additional ownership information, such as the name of each partner or the name of each corporate officer and director, and the state of incorporation otherwise required for drug establishment registration.
Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format – Drug Establishment Registration and Drug Listing1
DRAFT GUIDANCE, July 2008
1 See http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/OC2008145(2).pdf for additional information
D&B Overview
• Thousands of global data sources Accounts payable experiences, court
& legal filings, financial statements, government registries, news & media, yellow pages, direct investigations
• D&B helps our clients “Decide with Confidence” 250,000 customers worldwide Over 90% of the Business Week
Global 1000 All federal government departments
and most agencies
• D&B is a global organization Business information coverage in over 190
countries 37 offices around the world with 5,300
employees
• 167 years of experience - collecting, cleansing, and enriching data
• DUNSRightTM data quality process
• $260M invested each year on data quality, collection, and maintenance
• 40 years of experience maintaining the D-U-N-S® Number
DUNSRightTM assures quality business information
The foundation of our solutions is robust, accurate, and timely information
The D-U-N-S® number provides both a widely adopted standard and unique set of capabilities
Data-Universal-Numbering-System
• A unique nine-digit global business identification system that identifies, validates and relates more than 140 million businesses worldwide
• The value D&B brings is not just its number—it is in the system we have developed for maintaining accurate, comprehensive, and timely entity information
• This system, consisting of data acquisition, standardization, matching, distribution, and quality assurance is the critical component in business identification
• The number is the easy part…the system is the challenge
Advantages of the D&B D-U-N-S® Number
• Business information that’s better organized– Unique key to match, organize and maintain global business data– Rigorous and consistent assignment process throughout the world– Retained for the life of a business– Globally recognized as a standard for business identification
• Business information that’s more revealing – Insight into corporate family relationships– Instantaneous means to access additional information about businesses
from the D&B global business database
D-U-N-S® Number recognized by over 50 governments and international trade groups
The United Nations
US Government – OMB Mandate
European Commission Australian
Government
International Standards
Organization
Obtaining a D-U-N-S® Number: U.S. firm
1. Go to www.dnb.com
2. Click on the <Get a D&B D-U-N-S Number> tab
3. Enter your Business Name, City, and State, and click <Next>
4. If your entity already exists in D&B’s database, the entity name will appear and you will be asked for your e-mail and contact information. A confirmation e-mail from D&B CRC Sales & Service will provide further instructions on contacting D&B to obtain your entity’s D-U-N-S Number. There will be no charge for this service.
5. If your entity was not found in D&B’s database, click on <Get a D-U-N-S Number: NO CHARGE> option to begin the on-line application process
6. Once you have completed the on-line application, you will be asked whether you would like to expedite the D-U-N-S Number assignment process. (If you chose one of the for-fee expedite options, a D&B representative will work with you for payment options). If you do not choose to expedite, your D-U-N-S Number will be assigned within 30 business days, free of charge, and will be communicated to you by D&B.
Obtaining a D-U-N-S® Number: International firm
Option A1. Go to www.dnb.com2. At the top of the page, select the country or region where your entity is based3. On the region/country page, click on <D&B D-U-N-S Number> or <Get a D-U-N-S
Number>4. Follow the page information on how to get a D-U-N-S Number (depending on the
country or region, the D-U-N-S application may be via the phone or internet)Option B1. Call 1-800-234-38672. Enter your phone number3. Select Option 14. Select Option 25. Select Option 2 (International Customer Service)6. A D&B representative will provide the phone number for the country’s local D&B
office to be contacted for D-U-N-S Number assignment
Recommendations
• Determine if your firm already has a D-U-N-S® Number
• Obtain a D-U-N-S® Number if needed
• Encourage your trading partners to obtain a D-U-N-S® Number
Questions?