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Number of Offers Received

Numeric count of offers received for the procurement action recorded in FPDS. It captures how many bids or proposals were submitted in response to the solicitation, when that information was reported.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived
Title
Number of Offers Received
FPDS Path
award/competition/numberOfOffersReceived
Description
Numeric count of offers received for the procurement action recorded in FPDS. It captures how many bids or proposals were submitted in response to the solicitation, when that information was reported.
Business Meaning
This field is a direct indicator of competition intensity and market response. Analysts use it to assess whether a buy attracted multiple offers, to compare competition across offices or contract types, and to support reviews of sole-source or limited-competition patterns.
Example Value
2
Observed Non-Null Count
75,467,270

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived
FPDS XML Path
award/competition/numberOfOffersReceived
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/competition/numberOfOffersReceived' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Competition and sole-source analysis

Common Usage

  • Measure competition levels by agency, product or service, or fiscal year
  • Identify awards with multiple offers versus single-offer responses
  • Support exception or outlier review for low-competition procurement actions

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming a null or missing value means no offers were received
  • Interpreting the count as all potential vendors, not only submitted offers

Query Guidance

Use as a numeric measure in filters, aggregates, and distributions, for example COUNT(*) by offer count or AVG(numberOfOffersReceived) by cohort. Convert or coalesce nulls explicitly only when your analysis definition requires it, and join with competition indicators to avoid overstating competition from the count alone.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived AS number_of_offers_received
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Aggregate total

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

Distribution overview

SELECT
    min(content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived) AS min_value,
    avg(content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived) AS avg_value,
    max(content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived) AS max_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__competition__numberOfOffersReceived 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.