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Type of Contract Pricing

Human-readable contract pricing type recorded in the award's Contract Data section. It identifies the pricing arrangement used for the contract, such as fixed-price or other pricing structures, and in this record the value may be a code or abbreviated label rather than a full narrative description.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__contractData__typeOfContractPricing
Title
Type of Contract Pricing
FPDS Path
award/contractData/typeOfContractPricing
Description
Human-readable contract pricing type recorded in the award's Contract Data section. It identifies the pricing arrangement used for the contract, such as fixed-price or other pricing structures, and in this record the value may be a code or abbreviated label rather than a full narrative description.
Business Meaning
This field is important because pricing type is a core indicator of acquisition risk, incentive structure, and cost exposure. Analysts use it to compare contract mix across agencies, track shifts between fixed-price and cost-type arrangements, and support spend, policy, and procurement strategy analysis.
Example Value
S
Observed Non-Null Count
108,713,143

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Segment awards by pricing structure
  • Compare fixed-price versus cost-type obligations
  • Filter contract portfolios for acquisition policy reviews

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field contains the full pricing narrative when it may be coded
  • Grouping raw text without normalizing equivalent labels or codes

Query Guidance

Use this field in GROUP BY, WHERE, or CASE expressions after normalizing codes and labels to a standard set. For example, map observed values to business categories before aggregating obligations or counts, and inspect distinct values first to confirm whether the dataset stores codes, labels, or both.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__contractData__typeOfContractPricing AS type_of_contract_pricing
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__contractData__typeOfContractPricing IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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