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Place of Performance Congressional District

Congressional district recorded for the place where contract performance occurs. It identifies the location of work at the district level rather than the agency office or awardee address.

Family: Award
Category: Place Of Performance
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceCongressionalDistrict
Title
Place of Performance Congressional District
FPDS Path
award/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceCongressionalDistrict
Description
Congressional district recorded for the place where contract performance occurs. It identifies the location of work at the district level rather than the agency office or awardee address.
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of federal spending, oversight, and local economic impact by linking performance to a congressional district. It is useful for mapping where federal contract work is actually carried out and for comparing activity across districts.
Example Value
03
Observed Non-Null Count
89,562,833

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • district-level spend and award distribution analysis
  • geospatial mapping of place of performance
  • congressional district reporting and oversight

Common Mistakes

  • confusing place of performance district with awardee headquarters or contracting office location
  • treating the code as globally unique without pairing it to state

Query Guidance

Use this field in GROUP BY, JOIN, and filter clauses only after normalizing it with the associated state if available. For SQL, preserve leading zeros, compare as text, and join to a congressional district dimension table or reference map to support reporting and validation.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceCongressionalDistrict AS place_of_performance_congressional_district
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceCongressionalDistrict IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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