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Other Statutory Authority

Human-readable text for NASA's statutory authority supporting the award action. It identifies the legal basis or authority cited for the procurement, such as a Space Act-based transaction, rather than a numeric code.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__otherStatutoryAuthority
Title
Other Statutory Authority
FPDS Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/otherStatutoryAuthority
Description
Human-readable text for NASA's statutory authority supporting the award action. It identifies the legal basis or authority cited for the procurement, such as a Space Act-based transaction, rather than a numeric code.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts distinguish NASA awards by the authority used to justify the action, which is important for compliance review, spend classification, and comparing procurement activity across statutory mechanisms. It is especially useful when analyzing nonstandard or agency-specific procurement authorities.
Example Value
SPACE ACT
Observed Non-Null Count
5,589

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter NASA awards by statutory authority
  • Group awards by legal basis for reporting
  • Identify Space Act or other non-FAR actions

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the value is a universal government-wide code
  • Grouping raw text without normalizing equivalent labels

Query Guidance

Use exact-match or normalized text predicates for targeted analysis, for example WHERE LOWER(otherStatutoryAuthority) = 'space act'. For rollups, apply TRIM/LOWER and consider DISTINCT values first to see whether the field contains standardized terms or free-text variants.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

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