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DD Form 2051-1 — a Department of Defense document. Title of record: DD Form 2051-1, Request for Information/Verification of a CAGE Code, February 2005. Stated purpose: Request for Information/Verification of Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. Edition date not stated; status not stated.
Governing directive: not stated. Responsible office: not stated. The DD designation signals joint scope — all military departments, combatant commands and defense agencies draw on a single edition of the document.
Common users: service members regardless of branch, Defense civilian staff, and the offices that file, verify or retain the finished document.
When the form is filed is a matter of not stated and local instruction. The description here covers the document itself and how to obtain a copy.
Available formats: PDF. The form runs 1 pages and contains approximately 17 fillable fields.
The pdf is the primary distribution format. A fillable pdf accepts typed entries in defined field boxes and stores them in the file; a printable pdf is a flat image of the blank, meant for pen entry after printing. The distinction matters for legibility and for records that pass between offices.
Xfdl is present in the set. The format belongs to IBM Lotus Forms — long the Defense standard for electronic forms — and needs the matching viewer; pdf applications will report the file as unreadable.
Free download applies to every format listed. Any current pdf reader opens the pdf files, though field behaviour is most reliable in a full desktop reader rather than a browser preview.
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.
Completion runs in the order printed on the page: identifying data at the head, the body of the entry next, certification at the foot. Header data frequently governs what belongs in the fields below it.
Verify the edition date against not stated before entry. Department-level revisions replace the blank across every service simultaneously, so an old copy in a desk drawer may no longer correspond to current field numbering.
Certification requires a signature in the designated block — ink on paper, or a digital signature where the receiving office supports one. Typing a name into the field does not constitute execution. CAC-based signing is the usual digital method for Defense forms.
Where personal information is collected, a Privacy Act Statement appears on or with the form. It names the collection authority, the purpose, the routine uses of the data and the consequence of withholding it. Reading it precedes filling the form.
Errors seen most often involve edition mismatch, empty mandatory fields, illegibility after scanning, date formats inconsistent with the printed instruction, and unsigned or undated certification.
Field-level instructions appear on the form itself and in not stated. The directive is the controlling text.
The completed document moves to the office named in not stated or in local guidance. A retained copy is conventional practice.
Cross-referenced forms are found through the numbering system. The DD sequence is Department-level and unified, which means a number cited on the page identifies one document across the whole Department.
A DD number and a DA number may appear in the same instruction without being related. DA forms belong to the Army alone; DD forms belong to the Department and are administered at Department level. The sequences are independent.
Forms are reissued for several reasons: directive revision, changed data requirements, updated notice language. Confirming not stated at the moment of download covers the risk.
The material here is descriptive. Nothing on the page constitutes legal or procedural advice, and no statement here determines whether a submitted form will be accepted. Such questions go to not stated, a servicing administrative office, or the authority identified 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?