Sources of Data for USAspending.gov

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Operated by GSA (General Services Administration) at www.fpds.gov
Includes procurement contract transactions reported directly through the contract writing systems of approximately 65 U.S. Government, Executive Branch, departments, bureaus, agencies, and commissions
Data spans contract transactions from FY 2000 onwards
USASpending.gov is updated with FPDS-NG data on a daily basis

Format used by 31 departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Federal Government to submit assistance award actions directly to USAspending.gov
Data spans grants, loans, direct payments and other assistance transactions from FY 2007 onwards
USASpending.gov is updated with any newly submitted FAADS PLUS data on a daily basis
Specific data requirements are outlined in OMB M-09-19 ()

Operated by GSA (General Services Administration) at GSA SmartPay
Contains charge card data provided by the national banks with whom master contracts are negotiated for over 350 U.S. Government agencies and departments
Data spans micro purchases using purchase cards, travel cards and fleet cards from FY 1999 onwards
USASpending.gov is updated with SmartPay data on a quarterly basis

Operated by the U.S. Census Bureau
Covers assistance award actions provided by the grant systems of 33 departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Federal Government on a quarterly basis
Data spans grants, direct payments and other assistance transactions prior to FY 2007
USAspending.gov no longer receives updated data feeds from FAADS

A commercial entity (www.dnb.com) that maintains a repository of unique identifiers for most recipients (DUNS Numbers), which is a unique nine-digit sequence recognized as the universal standard for identifying a business entity and linking together corporate families
Used to validate DUNS numbers provided by agencies to acquire the Parent Entity DUNS number based on linkage information at the time of the award

Operated by GSA (General Services Administration) at www.cfda.gov
Provides a full listing of Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals
Used to validate CFDA numbers and program titles provided by agencies

Operated by GSA (General Services Administration) to collect subaward at www.fsrs.gov
The FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) collects data from Federal prime contractors on subcontracts they award and from Federal prime grant recipients on subgrants they award.
Data collected in FSRS is displayed on USAspending.gov
Prime Contractors awarded a federal contract or order that is subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.204-10 (Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards) are required to file a FFATA subaward report by the end of the month following the month in which the prime contractor awards any subcontract greater than $25,000.
Prime Grant Recipients awarded a new Federal grant greater than or equal to $25,000 as of October 1, 2010 are subject to FFATA sub-award reporting requirements as outlined in the Office of Management and Budgets guidance issued August 27, 2010. The prime awardee is required to file a FFATA sub-award report by the end of the month following the month in which the prime recipient awards any sub-grant greater than or equal to $25,000.

Government wide registration system(https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx) for entities that do business with the Federal Government
CCR collects, validates, stores, and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition missions, including federal agency contract and assistance awards
Stores information about awardees including financial account information for payment purposes and a link to D&B for maintaining current DUNS information
Both current and potential federal government registrants are required to register in CCR in order to be awarded contracts by the federal government