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Information Technology Commercial Item Category Description

Human-readable description for the coded Information Technology Commercial Item Category attached to an award. It names the category in plain language rather than storing the underlying code, so the value reflects how the IT commercial item classification is expressed in the source 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__informationTechnologyCommercialItemCategory__description
Title
Information Technology Commercial Item Category Description
FPDS Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/informationTechnologyCommercialItemCategory/description
Description
Human-readable description for the coded Information Technology Commercial Item Category attached to an award. It names the category in plain language rather than storing the underlying code, so the value reflects how the IT commercial item classification is expressed in the source record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret whether an award's IT-related commercial item classification is specific, generic, or indicates no IT products or services. It is useful for validating category assignments, grouping awards by IT commercial item type, and explaining coded procurement data to non-technical stakeholders.
Example Value
NOT IT PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
Observed Non-Null Count
59,047,684

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Translate coded IT commercial item categories into readable labels
  • Filter or summarize awards by IT commercial item classification
  • Validate source data when codes and descriptions do not align

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description as if it were the standardized code
  • Grouping on raw text without checking for spelling or capitalization differences

Query Guidance

Use this field as a display or validation column, typically alongside the paired category code. In SQL, select and group by the code field when possible, and use this description for labels, CASE mapping checks, and null or mismatch detection.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__informationTechnologyCommercialItemCategory__description AS information_technology_commercial_item_category_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__informationTechnologyCommercialItemCategory__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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