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New Technology or Patent Rights Clause

Indicates whether NASA included the New Technology or Patent Rights Clause on the award. This is a coded boolean attribute where 0 means no and 1 means yes.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause
Title
New Technology or Patent Rights Clause
FPDS Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause
Description
Indicates whether NASA included the New Technology or Patent Rights Clause on the award. This is a coded boolean attribute where 0 means no and 1 means yes.
Business Meaning
This field identifies awards that carry NASA-specific intellectual property obligations, which can affect contractor reporting duties, patent rights, and downstream compliance review. It is useful for segmenting NASA awards that may involve technology transfer or inventions disclosure requirements.
Example Value
1
Observed Non-Null Count
697,110

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter NASA awards that include the clause
  • Count awards with NASA-specific IP requirements
  • Group awards by clause presence for compliance analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing 0 with missing or unknown
  • Using the field outside NASA-specific award analysis without confirming relevance

Query Guidance

Use equality tests on the numeric code, such as WHERE newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause = 1 to find awards with the clause and WHERE newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause = 0 to find awards without it. Include NULL handling explicitly if you need to separate unknown from false, and avoid string comparisons because the field is numeric.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause AS new_technology_or_patent_rights_clause
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Aggregate total

SELECT
    sum(content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause) AS total_value
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause IS NOT NULL

Distribution overview

SELECT
    min(content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause) AS min_value,
    avg(content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause) AS avg_value,
    max(content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause) AS max_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__newTechnologyOrPatentRightsClause IS NOT NULL

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