Start here if you have been told to submit DD Form 2051-1. First, know what you are filling: Request for Information/Verification of Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. The document is titled DD Form 2051-1, Request for Information/Verification of a CAGE Code, February 2005.
Then look at the edition date: not stated, publisher status not stated. After that, ask whether the form covers your situation. It almost certainly does regardless of your branch — DD forms run Department-wide rather than through a single service.
Once you know the form fits, find out when you file it. not stated sets the requirement, and not stated maintains the form itself. Your own command or agency adds local timing on top of that, so ask your administrative office if the deadline matters to you.
Finally, decide how you will complete it. You can type into a fillable file or print a blank and write by hand, and the rest of this page walks you through both paths in order.
Now fill it in. Work from the top of the page downward, and do not jump ahead — the identifying block comes first, the substance of your entry second, the certification last. Later boxes often depend on what you put at the top.
Your first action is verification. Find the edition date on the form and match it against not stated. A mismatch means you are working from a superseded printing, and because DD forms change Department-wide rather than service by service, the office receiving it will notice.
Fill every box as you come to it. If an item does not apply, enter N/A — an empty field looks like an oversight, and the form comes back to you. Watch the date fields especially: use the format the form specifies, not your habitual one.
When you reach a Privacy Act Statement, read it before you continue. It tells you the legal authority for collecting your information, what the Department does with it, who else may see it, and whether you have to answer at all. That last point is worth knowing before you supply personal identifiers, not after.
Sign last, and sign properly. On paper that means ink in the signature block. Electronically it means a digital signature, usually applied with your Common Access Card in a reader that supports it. Typing your name into the field does not sign anything. Then add the date beside your signature — an unsigned or undated form is the most common reason one comes back.
Run a final pass over the form. The errors that send it back are the same ones every time: old edition, gaps in required fields, unreadable handwriting on a scan, non-conforming dates, no signature or no date.
Look up an unclear item on the form face before anywhere else, then in not stated. Should the two texts conflict, the directive is the one you follow.
Download the form
First, look at what you can download. The set covers PDF, the form runs 1 pages, and you will complete roughly 17 fields.
Download the pdf first. After it opens, test a field with your cursor. Fillable means you type, tab to the next box, and save your work inside the file. Printable means the page is a flat blank, so print it and write your answers in ink.
Prefer typing over writing. Your form will likely be scanned and emailed onward, and typed text reproduces at every stage while pen strokes fade or blur. When you do write, print in capitals so the receiving clerk can read it.
What the form asks for
- 1. Please review the above address and annotate any changes. If unchanged, press space bar to mark X in this box.
- 3. If any of the facilities have been merged to form another division, indicate CAGE codes involved.
- 5. Source development profile data. a. Size of business. Enter A if under 500 employees, B if 501 to 750 employees, C if 701 to 1000 employees, D if 1001 to 1500 employees, or E if over 1500 employees.
- 5.b. Primary Business Category. Enter F if construction firm, G if service company, J if manufacturer, K if regular dealer/distributor, or L if sales office.
- 5.c. Small Disadvantaged Business Status. Enter H if approved by Small Business Administration for Section 8a program, I if other small disadvantaged business concern, or X if not small disadvantaged business concern.
- 5.d. Women - owned business. Enter Y if yes, N if no.
- 6. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. The NAICS code is a government index used to identify business activity and indicates the function (manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or service) and the line of business in which the company is engaged. If your business has multiple NAICS codes, indicate primary NAICS code first, next important, etc. NAICS Codes:
- 7. Telephone number. Enter the telephone number of the office designated to answer queries from the Federal Government with regard to contracting and/or procurement actions.
- 8. Remarks.
- 9. Commercial and Government Entity Code (Federal Supply Code Manufacturer/Non-manufacturer)..
- For Defense Logistics Service Center use only.
- 10. Person authorized to sign. a. Typed or printed name: last, first, middle initial.
- 10.b. Signature.
- 10.c. Date signed: four digit year, two digit month, two digit day.
- d. Title.
- 10.e. Telephone number. Include area code.
With the form finished, route it to the office named in not stated or in your organization's own instruction. Keep a copy first. People rarely regret having one and frequently regret not having one.
If the form points you to another document, you can find it by number alone. DD numbering runs across the whole Department, so you do not need to work out which service issued it — one number, one form, everywhere.
Watch out for one trap here. If your instructions cite a DA form as well, do not assume the numbers are connected. DA numbering belongs to the Army alone; DD numbering belongs to the Department and is administered by not stated or another Department office. The same number in each system means two unrelated forms, so read the prefix before you download.
Do not archive this file and reuse it in a year. Forms are reissued as directives are revised, as data requirements shift, and as statutory notice text is amended. Your protection is simple: download fresh each time and confirm the edition date.
Before you go, note what is not covered here. You have the blank form and instructions for completing it; you do not have legal guidance, and no statement on this page determines what any office will do with your submission. Direct those questions to not stated, to the personnel office that serves you, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2051-1?
- DD Form 2051-1, Request for Information/Verification of a CAGE Code, February 2005
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?