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Clinger Cohen Act Description

Human-readable description associated with the Clinger-Cohen Act compliance flag on an award record. This field is the descriptive label for the paired coded indicator and typically reflects the reported value, such as "NO".

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description
Title
Clinger Cohen Act Description
FPDS Path
award/legislativeMandates/ClingerCohenAct/description
Description
Human-readable description associated with the Clinger-Cohen Act compliance flag on an award record. This field is the descriptive label for the paired coded indicator and typically reflects the reported value, such as "NO".
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts determine whether an award was reported as subject to or exempt from Clinger-Cohen Act-related compliance requirements. It is useful for reviewing procurement reporting quality, identifying technology-related acquisition compliance patterns, and interpreting legislative mandate data without relying only on coded values.
Example Value
NO
Observed Non-Null Count
111,333,703

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Display a readable compliance value in award reporting outputs
  • Validate or interpret the paired Clinger Cohen Act indicator
  • Segment awards for compliance-related analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as if it were the authoritative coded indicator
  • Assuming "NO" or similar text always means a substantive legal finding rather than a reported FPDS value

Query Guidance

Use this field for presentation and joins to human-readable reporting, but filter on the paired coded Clinger Cohen Act field when possible. In SQL, coalesce or case-map the code to this description for dashboards, and avoid using the description alone as a control field because text values may vary by source and reporting conventions.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description AS clinger_cohen_act_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__legislativeMandates__ClingerCohenAct__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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