I am so happy someone else thinks that this is a problem. I am yet to be successful in correcting the D&B information which was changed by an unknown person two years ago. If DUNS number is that important in our business, shouldn't the safeguards be, at the minimum, equally complex as the new CCR safeguards are instead of the current state of the affairs?

As Bob mentioned, I have gone through the steps of submitting contact and other information regarding the authorized person, but it seems that it was filed in a black hole that exists in D&B.

Ivona

Ivona Jukic, CRA
Grants Manager
Office of Sponsored Programs & Research
University Library 211
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA 71209
(p) 318.342.1476
(f) 318.342.1479
http://ulm.edu/research

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Beattie" <xxxxxx@UMICH.EDU>
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 10:36:56 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Is it true that it costs $599 to get DUNS?

No, but you need to have someone in authority at your institution establish the relationship and thus be the official  who does any changing.  Even so, this is not that secure.   This is a weakness in the DUNS system, that there is no security in the access to data.  This is especially troublesome because the DUNS data will automatically populate the CCR record.  Perhaps this is a good issue for the FDP eRA committee to deal with.

Bob Beattie
On Jul 12, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Molly Daniel wrote:

Is there a cost associated with preventing unauthorized editing of the organization's information? (i.e., do I need to subscribe to a service to pasword-protect the feature that allows one to "update your organization's information"?)
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Molly Daniel
Grants Specialist
Planning Department
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
1000 Health Center Drive
Mattoon, IL 61938-9253
voice 217-258-2195, fax 258-4135

From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beattie
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 9:47 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Is it true that it costs $599 to get DUNS?

In all my 6 years experience with Grants.gov, CCR, and Duns, I have never heard of this.  DUNS for federal grants purposes are supposed to be free.  I got one for myself to try the process.  Use the Federal Link, not the private one.  There are costs associated with services from D and B.

Bob Beattie
On Jul 12, 2010, at 9:48 AM, Choe, Elle wrote:

Hello everyone,
I got a quick question – is it true that it costs $599 to get DUNS? One of our subcontractors is a private practice and trying to get DUNS but they are telling me that it costs $599. I was wondering if this is true…..
Elle Choe
Grants Manager
Department of Dermatology
Stellar-Chance #M8b, 422 Curie Blvd
Philadelphia PA 19104
215-898-0011
xxxxxx@uphs.upenn.edu

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