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Contracting Officer Code

NASA-specific code identifying the contracting officer associated with the award. It is a coded identifier, not a narrative name, and should be treated as a reference key within the award record.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__contractingOfficerCode
Title
Contracting Officer Code
FPDS Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/contractingOfficerCode
Description
NASA-specific code identifying the contracting officer associated with the award. It is a coded identifier, not a narrative name, and should be treated as a reference key within the award record.
Business Meaning
This field supports agency-level accountability, workload analysis, and award oversight by linking obligations to the responsible contracting officer. It is useful for reviewing award patterns, approval activity, and officer-level concentration within NASA procurement data.
Example Value
ADA
Observed Non-Null Count
825,033

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__contractingOfficerCode
FPDS XML Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/contractingOfficerCode
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/contractingOfficerCode' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__contractingOfficerCode'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Group awards by contracting officer for workload or portfolio analysis
  • Filter NASA awards assigned to a specific officer code
  • Join to a reference table that maps officer codes to names or organizational units

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the code as the contracting officer's full name
  • Comparing codes across agencies without confirming NASA-specific coding rules

Query Guidance

Use this field as a key for exact matching, grouping, and joins to a code-to-description lookup table. In SQL, preserve it as text, normalize case and whitespace if needed, and avoid numeric casting or substring logic unless the NASA code format is explicitly documented.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__contractingOfficerCode AS contracting_officer_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__contractingOfficerCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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