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Advisory or Assistance Services Contract

Indicates whether the NASA award is coded as an advisory or assistance services contract. This is a binary attribute where 0 means no and 1 means yes.

Family: Award
Category: General
Data Type: numeric
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract
Title
Advisory or Assistance Services Contract
FPDS Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract
Description
Indicates whether the NASA award is coded as an advisory or assistance services contract. This is a binary attribute where 0 means no and 1 means yes.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify NASA awards that involve advisory or assistance services, which may be subject to different policy treatment, oversight, or spending patterns than other contract types. It is useful for segmenting NASA obligations, comparing service-heavy awards, and supporting compliance or category analysis within agency-specific reporting.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
697,110

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract
FPDS XML Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • Filter NASA awards flagged as advisory or assistance services
  • Group obligations or counts by yes/no status
  • Validate NASA-specific reporting or compliance segments

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting 0 as missing instead of false
  • Using the field for non-NASA award analysis

Query Guidance

Use explicit numeric filters such as = 1 for true and = 0 for false. In aggregations, group by the field to separate flagged from unflagged awards, and pair it with NASA agency fields to avoid mixing unrelated agency records.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract AS advisory_or_assistance_services_contract
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Aggregate total

SELECT
    sum(content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract) AS total_value
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract IS NOT NULL

Distribution overview

SELECT
    min(content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract) AS min_value,
    avg(content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract) AS avg_value,
    max(content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract) AS max_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract IS NOT NULL

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.