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by anton_tarasenko 3669 days ago
Two reasons:

1. Agencies often buy from distributors and integrators, not publishers. In this case, original manufacturers may appear in the variable `descriptionofcontractrequirement`.

2. Spelling may differ. Variable `dunsnumber` is be a better indicator for uniqueness.

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And DUNS number is also pretty useless as it is based on location (not organization).

A search on sam.gov for "lockheed" results in 207 records (all probably the same company).