Contract Numbering System
From Knowledge base
It is important to understand the configuration of a contract number, the positions, and often times, just understanding the contract number will assist a contractors contract administration personnel to understand who the customer is, why type of procurement, and the date of the contract.
A contract number is as follows for DoD: N00062 - 90 - C - 0001
Positions 1 -6 Identify the Department/Agency Office. In this case it was Department of Navy, Agency Office 62.
Positions 7-8 Identify the Fiscal Year in which the number was assigned. In this case it was 1990.
Position 9 is the Type of Instrument
Department/Agency Identification
