Dun & Bradstreet Access Instructions

1. Paying for Reports
When a request for a D & B Report comes in, make sure to ask the requester if the report is for our use or for a department. If for a department, be sure to get the departments' budget number so we can charge them for the Report. Currently, departments are charged $55 for each report. This may change from time to time, so verify the cost with the Office Manager. Give the budget number to be charged, name of department contact, and reason for charge to the Office Manager once the report has been pulled and given to the department.
2. Required Information
• Vendor Name

Note: If the vendor in question is a subdivision of a company, the report you will receive will probably be a report on the Corporate Office or Headquarters. However, there is a chance that a subdivision may have a report available on it. If more then one entry is available, verify with the requestor which location to report on.



• Vendor Address

Note: PO Boxes will not work.



• Vendor Phone Number

Note: 1-800 phone numbers will not work.



• Vendor Duns Number, if available
• Which Report

The report usually pulled is called the Supplier Evaluation Report. This report is available immediately. There are additional reports available, but only the Supplier Evaluation report should be pulled unless otherwise instructed. Some reports may take days or weeks to receive, so be sure to ask about this when pulling any other reports.

3. Web Reports
1. Go to D & B's URL: http://www.dnb.com/product/contact.htm
2. Type in Purchasing's ID#: 630054
3. Type in Purchasing's Password: intdl
4. Type in your name and click on Continue. (Note: If you are rejected, you may have to use an authorized user's name. The authorized users for this department are Karen Triplett, Sonja Sheriff, and Bonny Fleming.)
5. Select Company Reports.
6. Fill in the Company Name and address information, or the Phone No. information, or if you have it, the D-U-N-S No.
7. After you have filled in one of the above fields, select the Search button. A screen with the company name and address or the company's headquarters name and address will appear. Be sure to double check to make sure that the company listed is the one you queried. If not, go back and do another search using a different method. For example, instead of the company name and address, try searching on the phone or Duns number.
8. Before clicking into the company name and address, select the List All Reports options, scroll down and select the Supplier Evaluation report, and then hit submit.
9. When the company name and address appears for the Supplier Evaluation report, click on the company name and address, print the report and give it to the person requesting it.
4. Calling for Reports
1. Call D & B at 1-800-362-3425
2. You will be asked for our account number: 072-011000. They usually verify your name to make sure you are authorized to use this account.
3. Request the Supplier Evaluation report on the specific vendor be faxed to you at (612) 626-0366.
4. D & B operator will ask for the vendor's name, address (PO Boxes are not acceptable) and phone number (can not be a 1-800 number) or Dun's number on the vendor if you have one.
5. When you receive the faxed Supplier Evaluation report, verify it is the correct vendor, and then give it to the requestor.
5. Miscellaneous Information
• D & B Customer Service number in case you do not receive the correct information is: 1-800-234-3867 This number may also be called if a mistake has been made and you would like it corrected.
• University of Minnesota D & B #879266708 (Account #072-011000)
• D & B Representative in the Twin Cities is:

Robert Gold	Tim Prior
Minneapolis	Minneapolis
612-929-7010	952-842-3019