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Type of Contract Pricing Description

Human-readable description for the contract pricing type associated with an award. It is the text label that explains the coded 'Type of Contract Pricing' value rather than the code itself.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__contractData__typeOfContractPricing__description
Title
Type of Contract Pricing Description
FPDS Path
award/contractData/typeOfContractPricing/description
Description
Human-readable description for the contract pricing type associated with an award. It is the text label that explains the coded 'Type of Contract Pricing' value rather than the code itself.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts understand the pricing arrangement used on a federal contract, such as cost-plus or fixed-price structures. It is useful for comparing risk allocation, incentive design, and acquisition strategy across awards.
Example Value
COST PLUS AWARD FEE
Observed Non-Null Count
108,710,933

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Interpreting contract pricing structure from FPDS award records
  • Grouping awards by pricing type for spend or risk analysis
  • Validating coded pricing values against the human-readable label

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description as a stable join key instead of the underlying code
  • Assuming the label is standardized across all records without checking observed values

Query Guidance

Select this field alongside the paired pricing code when reporting or filtering award data. For analysis, aggregate by the code when available and use the description for display, QA checks, and exception review; avoid exact-match logic if the source may contain variant labels or capitalization differences.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__contractData__typeOfContractPricing__description AS type_of_contract_pricing_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__contractData__typeOfContractPricing__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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