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Agency Id Name

Human-readable name of the awarding agency recorded in the contract award identification. It is the label counterpart to the agency identifier and represents the entity that issued the award.

Family: Award
Category: Award Identification
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__awardID__awardContractID__agencyID__name
Title
Agency Id Name
FPDS Path
award/awardID/awardContractID/agencyID/name
Description
Human-readable name of the awarding agency recorded in the contract award identification. It is the label counterpart to the agency identifier and represents the entity that issued the award.
Business Meaning
This field lets analysts attribute obligations and awards to the correct federal agency without decoding agency codes. It is important for agency-level reporting, trend analysis, portfolio comparisons, and validating award ownership across FPDS extracts.
Example Value
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__awardID__awardContractID__agencyID__name
FPDS XML Path
award/awardID/awardContractID/agencyID/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/awardID/awardContractID/agencyID/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__awardID__awardContractID__agencyID__name'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Group awards by awarding agency for spend and count analyses
  • Display agency names in reports and dashboards
  • Validate or interpret the coded agency identifier

Common Mistakes

  • Using the name as a unique identifier instead of the agency code
  • Assuming the label is standardized across all records and reporting periods

Query Guidance

Use this field for presentation and label-based joins only when necessary; for analytical grouping, join or group on the agency ID field and select this name as the display value. Example pattern: GROUP BY agency_id, agency_name.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__awardID__awardContractID__agencyID__name AS agency_id_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__awardID__awardContractID__agencyID__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__awardID__awardContractID__agencyID__name AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__awardID__awardContractID__agencyID__name IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

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