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Destroy Date

Date on which the contract or related NASA-specific award data is scheduled to be destroyed. It represents a retention or disposition date associated with the record, not the award action date.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__destroyDate
Title
Destroy Date
FPDS Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/destroyDate
Description
Date on which the contract or related NASA-specific award data is scheduled to be destroyed. It represents a retention or disposition date associated with the record, not the award action date.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts understand record retention timing and whether award data may be approaching scheduled deletion or archival disposition. It can support compliance, data governance, and longitudinal analysis where missing or disappearing records could affect trend completeness.
Example Value
2031-08-06 00:00:00
Observed Non-Null Count
129,342

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • identify awards scheduled for retention review or destruction
  • check data availability for historical analysis windows
  • support records management and compliance reporting

Common Mistakes

  • mistaking it for a contract expiration or completion date
  • joining or filtering on the raw string without casting to a date/time type

Query Guidance

Cast the string to a date or timestamp before comparing, sorting, or grouping. Use it only when you need disposition timing, and combine it with other award dates if you are analyzing lifecycle chronology or filtering records near retention cutoff.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__destroyDate AS destroy_date
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__destroyDate IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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