Trading Partner Identification Number
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The Trading Partner Identification Number (or TPIN) is a confidential number assigned to organizations which are or intend to be contractors to the Federal Government of the United States
. It is issued by the Central Contractor Registration
(CCR) of the Department of Defense
. Contractors are consistently advised by CCR to treat the TPIN as if it were a password, and not to reveal it to others not directly involved in their business operations.
A T.P.I.N. is obtained by any organization that may need it via an SSL connection over the Internet from the CCR.
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
. It is issued by the Central Contractor Registration
Central Contractor Registration
The Central Contractor Registration is the primary supplier database for the U.S. Federal government. The CCR collects data from suppliers, validates and stores this data, and disseminates it to various government acquisition agencies....
(CCR) of the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
. Contractors are consistently advised by CCR to treat the TPIN as if it were a password, and not to reveal it to others not directly involved in their business operations.
A T.P.I.N. is obtained by any organization that may need it via an SSL connection over the Internet from the CCR.
See also
- Commercial and Government EntityCommercial and Government EntityThe Commercial And Government Entity Code, or CAGE Code, is a unique identifier assigned to suppliers to various government or defense agencies, as well as to government agencies themselves and also various organizations...
code issued by the Defense Logistics Information ServiceDefense Logistics Information ServiceThe DLA Logistics Information Service, or formerly the Defense Logistics Information Service provides logistics and information technology services to the United States Department of Defense, Federal agencies, and international partners.-External links:*...
(DLIS) to identify suppliers to the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of DefenseThe United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
. - Employer identification numberEmployer identification numberApplicable to the United States, an Employer Identification Number or EIN is the corporate equivalent to a Social Security Number, although it is issued to anyone, including individuals, who has to pay withholding taxes on employees.-Other names:Also known as the Tax Identification Number ,...
issued by the IRS - D.U.N.S. number issued by Dun & BradstreetDun & BradstreetDun & Bradstreet is a Fortune 500 public company headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, USA that provides information on businesses and corporations for use in credit decisions, B2B marketing and supply chain management...