▁Category : As ht ar ak <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Com mer cial ▁and ▁Government ▁Entity ▁Code , ▁or ▁C AGE ▁Code , ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁identifier ▁assigned ▁to ▁supp liers ▁to ▁various ▁government ▁or ▁defense ▁ag encies , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁government ▁ag encies ▁themselves ▁and ▁various ▁organizations . ▁ ▁C AGE ▁codes ▁provide ▁a ▁standard ized ▁method ▁of ▁ident ifying ▁a ▁given ▁facility ▁at ▁a ▁specific ▁location . ▁ ▁C AGE ▁C odes ▁are ▁used ▁intern ation ally ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁NAT O ▁C od ification ▁System ▁( N CS ), ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁sometimes ▁called ▁N CA GE ▁C odes . ▁C AGE ▁codes ▁are ▁referenced ▁in ▁various ▁databases ▁of ▁the ▁N CS , ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁used ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁supp lier ' s ▁part ▁number ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁reference ▁which ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Stock ▁Number ▁( NS N ) ▁record . ▁ ▁This ▁reference ▁enables ▁users ▁of ▁the ▁N CS ▁to ▁determine ▁who ▁supplies ▁any ▁given ▁part . ▁ ▁The ▁information ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁entities ▁- ▁name , ▁address , ▁phone ▁numbers , ▁etc . ▁- ▁is ▁catalog ued ▁in ▁the ▁H 4 ▁and ▁H 8 ▁Hand books . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁C od ification ▁Bureau ▁( NC B ) ▁of ▁each ▁NAT O ▁or ▁NAT O - sp ons ored ▁Nation ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁C AGE ▁code ▁information ▁for ▁entities ▁in ▁these ▁respective ▁countries . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁ 3 ▁million ▁entities ▁in ▁this ▁catalog , ▁of