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Manufacturing Organization Type

A coded value that identifies the manufacturing organization type associated with the award record. In FPDS, this field indicates the kind of organization involved in manufacturing, with example values such as "A" representing a U.S.-owned business.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType
Title
Manufacturing Organization Type
FPDS Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/manufacturingOrganizationType
Description
A coded value that identifies the manufacturing organization type associated with the award record. In FPDS, this field indicates the kind of organization involved in manufacturing, with example values such as "A" representing a U.S.-owned business.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts segment awards by manufacturing organization characteristics, supporting industrial base analysis, vendor profiling, and policy reporting. It can be useful when evaluating domestic participation, ownership-related procurement patterns, or aligning awards to socioeconomic and industrial classifications.
Example Value
A
Observed Non-Null Count
72,634,562

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter awards by manufacturing organization type
  • Group procurement totals by organization code
  • Support domestic supply chain or vendor profile analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the code as a textual description without decoding it
  • Assuming missing or blank values mean a specific organization type

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE or GROUP BY clauses only after confirming the code meanings. Compare against explicit code values, and if available, join or select a paired description field for readable output; for example, filter with `manufacturingOrganizationType = 'A'` when looking for U.S.-owned businesses.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType AS manufacturing_organization_type
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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