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Interagency Contracting Authority

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the award used interagency contracting authority under the Legislative Mandates section. In FPDS, the value may appear as a code such as "X" to indicate not applicable or a non-standard coded state, so the stored value should be interpreted with the field's observed code set rather than as a plain true/false in all cases.

Family: Award
Category: Legislative Mandates
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__legislativeMandates__interagencyContractingAuthority
Title
Interagency Contracting Authority
FPDS Path
award/legislativeMandates/interagencyContractingAuthority
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the award used interagency contracting authority under the Legislative Mandates section. In FPDS, the value may appear as a code such as "X" to indicate not applicable or a non-standard coded state, so the stored value should be interpreted with the field's observed code set rather than as a plain true/false in all cases.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards made through interagency contracting arrangements, which are important for oversight, duplication-of-effort review, delegation tracking, and compliance analysis. It can be used to segment awards that rely on another agency's contracting vehicle or authority versus those executed directly by the awarding agency.
Example Value
X
Observed Non-Null Count
111,319,530

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter awards that used interagency contracting authority
  • Measure volume or obligation amounts associated with interagency vehicles
  • Support compliance and acquisition policy reviews

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming every non-null value is an affirmative yes
  • Treating "X" as a literal yes/no value without checking the code set

Query Guidance

Use explicit value logic based on the dataset's observed codes, for example `WHERE interagencyContractingAuthority IN ('Y','YES','1')` only if those values are confirmed as affirmative. Exclude or separately classify coded non-applicable values such as `X`, and do not coerce the field to a generic boolean until you have validated the source encoding.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__legislativeMandates__interagencyContractingAuthority AS interagency_contracting_authority
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__legislativeMandates__interagencyContractingAuthority IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__award__legislativeMandates__interagencyContractingAuthority AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__legislativeMandates__interagencyContractingAuthority IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.