UEI
E1023341
UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) is a 12-character alphanumeric ID used by the U.S. federal government to uniquely identify organizations doing business with it, particularly for grants and contracts.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unique Entity Identifier
ⓘ
identifier ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. General Services Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
businesses
ⓘ
educational institutions ⓘ foreign entities doing business with the U.S. federal government ⓘ local governments ⓘ nonprofit organizations ⓘ state governments ⓘ tribal governments ⓘ |
| associatedPortal | Integrated Award Environment GENERATED ⓘ |
| category | government identifier ⓘ |
| characterCount | 12 ⓘ |
| characterType | alphanumeric ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataType | string ⓘ |
| externalDependency | does not rely on third-party numbering authority ⓘ |
| formatFixedLength | true ⓘ |
| fullName | Unique Entity Identifier ⓘ |
| governedBy | federal acquisition and assistance policies ⓘ |
| identifierFor |
legal entities
ⓘ
organizational units eligible for federal awards ⓘ |
| implementedInSystem | SAM.gov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | U.S. General Services Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAcronym | English ⓘ |
| namespace | U.S. federal awards ecosystem ⓘ |
| persistence | intended to be persistent over time for an entity ⓘ |
| previousStandardIdentifier | DUNS number ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | federal financial assistance identification requirements ⓘ |
| replaced | DUNS number ⓘ |
| replacesRoleOf | DUNS number in federal award systems ⓘ |
| requiredBy |
System for Award Management
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal awarding agencies ⓘ |
| requiredFor |
applying for federal grants
ⓘ
entity registration in SAM.gov ⓘ receiving federal contract awards ⓘ receiving federal grant awards ⓘ |
| scope | organization-level identifier ⓘ |
| sector |
public grants management
ⓘ
public procurement ⓘ |
| uniquenessConstraint | globally unique within U.S. federal award systems ⓘ |
| uniquePer | registered entity ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
federal contracts
ⓘ
federal financial assistance ⓘ federal grants ⓘ identifying organizations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.