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PIID

Identifier of the referenced Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) procurement instrument associated with the award record. It stores the PIID for the parent or underlying IDV contract that this award references, rather than the award's own PIID.

Family: Award
Category: Award Identification
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__awardID__referencedIDVID__PIID
Title
PIID
FPDS Path
award/awardID/referencedIDVID/PIID
Description
Identifier of the referenced Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) procurement instrument associated with the award record. It stores the PIID for the parent or underlying IDV contract that this award references, rather than the award's own PIID.
Business Meaning
This field lets analysts connect orders, calls, or related awards back to the IDV vehicle that supports them. It is essential for rolling up obligations, award activity, and vendor performance to the contract vehicle level and for distinguishing base IDVs from actions issued against them.
Example Value
N6660494D0615
Observed Non-Null Count
82,604,590

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__awardID__referencedIDVID__PIID
FPDS XML Path
award/awardID/referencedIDVID/PIID
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/awardID/referencedIDVID/PIID' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__awardID__referencedIDVID__PIID'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Link orders or actions to the parent IDV contract
  • Aggregate obligations by contract vehicle
  • Filter records referencing a specific IDV PIID

Common Mistakes

  • Using it as the award's own PIID
  • Casting the value to a numeric type or trimming leading characters

Query Guidance

Use exact string matching or joins on this field when tying a record to its referenced IDV. In SQL, compare it as a text key and pair it with award type, parent award ID, or related description fields to validate the intended contract hierarchy.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__awardID__referencedIDVID__PIID AS p_i_i_d
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__awardID__referencedIDVID__PIID IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__awardID__referencedIDVID__PIID AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__awardID__referencedIDVID__PIID 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.