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Other Statutory Authority

Human-readable statutory basis recorded for the award when the obligation is associated with an authority other than the standard procurement statutes. It captures the text label for the legal authority cited in the legislative mandates portion of the FPDS award record.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__legislativeMandates__otherStatutoryAuthority
Title
Other Statutory Authority
FPDS Path
award/legislativeMandates/otherStatutoryAuthority
Description
Human-readable statutory basis recorded for the award when the obligation is associated with an authority other than the standard procurement statutes. It captures the text label for the legal authority cited in the legislative mandates portion of the FPDS award record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the legal framework supporting an award and distinguish standard procurement actions from those tied to special authorities, exemptions, or agency-specific mandates. It is useful for compliance review, category analysis, and reporting on awards made under alternative statutory authorities.
Example Value
41 USC 259 t rty & Admin. Services Act of 1949 f 1949
Observed Non-Null Count
2,309,973

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Classifying awards by statutory or regulatory authority
  • Filtering nonstandard procurement actions for compliance analysis
  • Grouping awards for legal authority trend reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the text is a controlled vocabulary or unique code
  • Using raw values without normalizing abbreviations and variant spellings

Query Guidance

Use this field as a text attribute in WHERE, GROUP BY, or CASE logic after normalizing values. For SQL, prefer ILIKE, TRIM, and mapping tables for consolidation, and combine it with other legislative mandate fields when identifying the applicable authority.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__legislativeMandates__otherStatutoryAuthority AS other_statutory_authority
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__legislativeMandates__otherStatutoryAuthority IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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