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Procurement Placement Code

Code used by NASA to indicate the procurement placement classification associated with the award record. It is a coded identifier, not a narrative description, and its exact meaning depends on the NASA business definition or reference table in use.

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__procurementPlacementCode
Title
Procurement Placement Code
FPDS Path
award/agencySpecificAwardElements/NASASpecificAwardElements/procurementPlacementCode
Description
Code used by NASA to indicate the procurement placement classification associated with the award record. It is a coded identifier, not a narrative description, and its exact meaning depends on the NASA business definition or reference table in use.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts segment and interpret NASA awards by placement or routing category for oversight, reporting, and program-specific analysis. It can be useful for distinguishing award populations that follow different internal processes or are subject to different management rules.
Example Value
DL
Observed Non-Null Count
607,889

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter NASA awards by placement category
  • Join to a reference table or code list for label translation
  • Analyze award distributions across NASA-specific procurement groupings

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the code has a universal FPDS meaning outside NASA-specific reporting
  • Using the raw code without decoding it when presenting results to business users

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses for NASA-specific segmentation and in GROUP BY when counting awards by placement code. If the dataset includes a lookup table or companion description field, join on the code to produce readable outputs; otherwise inspect distinct values first to confirm the allowed code set and avoid misclassification.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__procurementPlacementCode AS procurement_placement_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__agencySpecificAwardElements__NASASpecificAwardElements__procurementPlacementCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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