Trading Partner Identification Number

The Trading Partner Identification Number (or TPIN) is a confidential number assigned to organizations which are or intend to be contractors to the Federal Government of the United States. It is issued by the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) of the Department of Defense. Contractors are consistently advised by CCR to treat the TPIN as if it were a password, and not to reveal it to others not directly involved in their business operations.[https://books.google.com/books?id=uK7bDWO6jB8C&dq=%22Trading+Partner+Identification+Number%22&pg=PA114 The Beginners Guide to Government Contracting], Jeffery Corbin, {{ISBN|9781430312048}}, page 114[https://books.google.com/books?id=sa0qmTKr_QgC&dq=%22Trading+Partner+Identification+Number%22&pg=PT23 Getting a Gsa Schedule: A Step by Step Guide], Scott Orbach, {{ISBN|9780615220239}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=5mWHAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Trading+Partner+Identification+Number%22 Doing Business with the Government Using EDI: A Guide for Small Businesses], Jan Zimmerman, {{ISBN|9780470343128}} pages 34, 53, 214[http://www.calstate.edu/cce/meetings/documents/NatlEndowArts_RFP.pdf Beattie, Daniel J. "Grants for Arts Projects: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth."]

A T.P.I.N. is obtained by any organization that may need it via an SSL connection over the Internet from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20050830213650/http://www.ccr.gov/ CCR].[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/business/smallbusiness/26sbiz.html There’s Safety in Military Contracts], New York Times, Kate Murphy, 25 March 2009