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Final Invoice Paid Date

Date on which NASA recorded payment of the final invoice for the award. It marks the completion of invoicing/payment activity for the contract action, not the award obligation date or physical completion 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__finalInvoicePaidDate
Title
Final Invoice Paid Date
FPDS Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/finalInvoicePaidDate
Description
Date on which NASA recorded payment of the final invoice for the award. It marks the completion of invoicing/payment activity for the contract action, not the award obligation date or physical completion date.
Business Meaning
This date helps analysts identify when contracting and payment activity effectively closed out at the agency level. It is useful for measuring closeout lag, identifying long-open awards, and analyzing cash flow timing or administrative completion patterns in NASA procurement data.
Example Value
2003-06-12 00:00:00
Observed Non-Null Count
116,642

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • closeout timing analysis
  • aging of completed awards
  • payment lifecycle reporting

Common Mistakes

  • confusing final invoice paid date with period of performance end date
  • using it as evidence that all contract administrative actions are complete

Query Guidance

Parse the string to a date in SQL, then filter, group, or calculate intervals against award date, completion date, or other lifecycle fields. Use IS NOT NULL checks for closeout analyses and handle missing values explicitly; avoid string comparisons except for exact raw-value validation.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__finalInvoicePaidDate AS final_invoice_paid_date
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__finalInvoicePaidDate IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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