# Colombia SECOP II providers

## Source
- **URL**: https://www.datos.gov.co/d/qmzu-gj57
- **Institution**: Colombia Compra Eficiente
- **Data**: A published provider registration with declared organizational contact channels.
- **Coverage**: Corporate providers registered in SECOP II; not all Colombian companies.

## How it works
A published provider registration with declared organizational contact channels.

Use the NIT body without check digit. coNit normalizes accepted inputs to the zero-padded stored body; keep it as a string.
Pattern: `^\d{6,10}$`. Normalization: `coNit`.

Cardinality: many. Update schedule: daily.
Import time is not government observation time. No record observation field is declared; do not substitute incorporation or registration dates.

## Fields
| Field | Transport type | Meaning | Unit / format | Empty values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| provider_code | string | SECOP II provider registration identifier. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| company_name | string | Company name published by the authority. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| active | string | SECOP II provider-account status; not tax or legal-registration status. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| created_at | string | Published created at date. | ISO 8601 source datetime | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| category_code | string | Main UNSPSC procurement category code, when supplied. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| category_description | string | Main procurement category description. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| phone | string | Provider-declared organization phone; not independently verified. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| fax | string | Provider-declared organization fax. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| email | string | Provider-declared contact channel; may identify a named contact. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| address | string | Provider-declared business address. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| country | string | Published country code. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| department | string | Published department name. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| municipality | string | Published municipality name. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| website | string | Provider-declared website; not independently verified. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| company_type | string | SECOP II company-type label. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| is_sme | string | SECOP II SME declaration. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |
| location_code | string | SECOP II location code. | not applicable | Not supplied. Do not interpret as zero or a negative finding. |

## Known issues
- Provider contact channels may identify named contacts; use only for the stated business purpose.
- Missing records do not establish clearance. Unavailable sources must be reported separately.

## Attribution and reuse
Source: Colombia Compra Eficiente. https://www.datos.gov.co/d/qmzu-gj57.
License: No source-specific reuse license verified in this contract. (not_verified). No reuse license verified; public access does not establish unrestricted reuse rights.

## Value domains
### active — PROCUREMENT_SUPPLIER_REGISTRATION
Empty policy: reject.
- Si: Colombia Compra Eficiente reports this SECOP II provider account as active.
- No: Colombia Compra Eficiente reports this SECOP II provider account as inactive.


## Contract
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