Contract Numbering System

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

Letter	Type of Instrument
A	Blanket Purchase Argreement
B	Invitation for Bids
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Department/Agency Identification