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Organization Code

NASA-specific code that identifies the organization associated with the award record. It is a coded identifier rather than a free-text description, so the value is typically abbreviated and may require a reference list to interpret.

Family: Award
Category: General
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__organizationCode
Title
Organization Code
FPDS Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/organizationCode
Description
NASA-specific code that identifies the organization associated with the award record. It is a coded identifier rather than a free-text description, so the value is typically abbreviated and may require a reference list to interpret.
Business Meaning
This field matters when analysts need to segment, route, or attribute NASA awards to the correct organizational unit for oversight, portfolio analysis, or internal reporting. It supports grouping awards by NASA organization for trend analysis, accountability reviews, and cross-award comparisons.
Example Value
OMH
Observed Non-Null Count
819,996

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Group NASA awards by organization for portfolio analysis
  • Filter awards to a specific NASA organizational unit
  • Join to a code lookup table to derive the organization name

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the code as a human-readable organization name
  • Comparing coded values without normalizing to the same reference set

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses for exact code matches and in GROUP BY for organizational rollups. When presenting results, join to a reference table for the display label; if the table is null or incomplete, treat the field as an identifier and preserve the raw code in the output.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__organizationCode AS organization_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__organizationCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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