***Notice on Registration for Electronic Commerce***

The Department of Defense (DOD) will soon be requiring contractors to
register with their Central Contractor Registration database.  This
could affect universities and non-profits, depending upon the types of
DOD support received.  The following is a recent notice about
registration:

!!!SPECIAL RELEASE!!!

Department of Defense (DoD) Electronic Commerce
NEWSLETTER
from the
Office of the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Acquisition Reform/Electronic Commerce)
(ODUSD AR/EC)

Delores "Dee" Smith
Director, Electronic Commerce

February 20, 1997

The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the Central Contractor
Registration (CCR) acquisition reform initiative will assist the
Department in complying with recent legislation.  CCR is the "single
DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are
interested in conducting business with the Department." Defense
procurement and finance policies, issued February 10, 1997, require
contractors to be registered in CCR by September 30, 1997 for
consideration of future solicitations, awards, and payment.

Some of the information required by CCR is the type of goods or
services a company offers and their geographical performance
preferences.  DoD contracting officers worldwide will use CCR to
identify sources and financial officers (in the U.S.) to make
payments.

To register in CCR, you may use any one of the following methods:

Mail a completed application (attached) to the following address:
Department of Defense ATTN:  Central Contractor Registration
Assistance Center 1700 N. Moore Street,  Suite 1425 Arlington, VA
22209 Tel:  1-888-CCR-2423

- OR -

Fax your registration application to us at 1-703-696-0213.  A
registration application may be obtained via facsimile by calling our
Fax-on-demand system at 1-703-696-0504.

- OR -

Input directly to CCR through the interactive World Wide Web
application at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec

Due to the large volume of contractors registering with DoD in CCR,
you should anticipate the registration process to take approximately
30 days for processing.  If you need additional contractor
registration information or if you are interested in doing electronic
commerce with DoD, please call 1-800-334-3414, send electronic mail to
xxxxxx@acq.osd.mil or visit our Home Page at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec

Robert Unger
Director, ERA Programs
Federal Information Exchange
555 Quince Orchard Road, suite 360
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-975-0103
xxxxxx@fedix.fie.com

********************************************************************************
 ***
Louis Pellegrino, Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
Purdue Research Foundation/Purdue University
xxxxxx@sps.purdue.edu
(765) 494-6200

"Bureaucracy is a challenge to be conquered with a righteous attitude, a
tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when needed."    Anonymous
********************************************************************************
 ***