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Claimant Program Code Description

Human-readable description for the claimant program code recorded for the product or service line item. It is the text label paired with the coded 'Claimant Program Code' value, used to identify the program or procurement category associated with the award record.

Family: Award
Category: Product Or Service Information
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: description
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__claimantProgramCode__description
Title
Claimant Program Code Description
FPDS Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/claimantProgramCode/description
Description
Human-readable description for the claimant program code recorded for the product or service line item. It is the text label paired with the coded 'Claimant Program Code' value, used to identify the program or procurement category associated with the award record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret coded procurement data without depending on abbreviated source codes alone. It supports program-level reporting, commodity categorization, and validation of award line-item classification when analyzing acquisition activity across agencies and products or services.
Example Value
ALL OTHERS NOT IDENTIFIABLE TO ANY OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAM
Observed Non-Null Count
53,044,213

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__claimantProgramCode__description
FPDS XML Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/claimantProgramCode/description
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/productOrServiceInformation/claimantProgramCode/description' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__productOrServiceInformation__claimantProgramCode__description'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Decoding claimant program categories in line-item analysis
  • Grouping awards by procurement program or product/service classification
  • Validating code-to-description consistency in FPDS extracts

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description as a unique identifier instead of the paired code
  • Assuming the text value is standardized across all records or agencies

Query Guidance

Select and group this field only when you need a readable label for reporting; for joins, distinct counts, and logic filters, use the paired claimant program code. In SQL, keep the code and description together, and check for nulls or mismatches between them when validating data quality.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__claimantProgramCode__description AS claimant_program_code_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__claimantProgramCode__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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