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Number of Offers Source

Human-readable source indicator for the number of offers recorded on an award. This field identifies how the offer count was captured or represented in FPDS and is commonly used as the descriptive companion to a coded competition value.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__competition__numberOfOffersSource
Title
Number of Offers Source
FPDS Path
award/competition/numberOfOffersSource
Description
Human-readable source indicator for the number of offers recorded on an award. This field identifies how the offer count was captured or represented in FPDS and is commonly used as the descriptive companion to a coded competition value.
Business Meaning
It helps analysts assess competition patterns and the quality of award-level competition reporting. By showing how the offer information was documented, it supports interpretation of apparent competitive intensity, sole-source reporting, and record consistency across procurement actions.
Example Value
F
Observed Non-Null Count
51,205,136

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Validate how offer-count information was recorded for an award
  • Group awards by source/label used to describe competition evidence
  • Support data quality checks against competition and offer-count fields

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field is the actual number of offers received
  • Using the code or label alone to infer degree of competition without checking related fields

Query Guidance

Use this field as a categorical descriptor in SELECT, GROUP BY, and data quality filters. In SQL, pair it with the competition code and any numeric offer-count field, and handle coded values explicitly with CASE or lookup logic instead of treating the value as a free-text description.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__competition__numberOfOffersSource AS number_of_offers_source
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__competition__numberOfOffersSource IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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