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Manufacturing Organization Type Description

Human-readable text describing the manufacturing organization type associated with the award's product or service information. This is the descriptive label paired with the coded "Manufacturing Organization Type" field, such as "U.S. OWNED BUSINESS."

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__manufacturingOrganizationType__description
Title
Manufacturing Organization Type Description
FPDS Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/manufacturingOrganizationType/description
Description
Human-readable text describing the manufacturing organization type associated with the award's product or service information. This is the descriptive label paired with the coded "Manufacturing Organization Type" field, such as "U.S. OWNED BUSINESS."
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret the source code for manufacturing organization type in a readable way, supporting classification of supplier ownership and manufacturing structure in procurement data. It is useful when reviewing award composition, supplier characteristics, and compliance or sourcing patterns tied to organization type.
Example Value
U.S. OWNED BUSINESS
Observed Non-Null Count
72,634,562

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Decoding the paired manufacturing organization type code
  • Grouping awards by supplier ownership or organization type
  • Validating observed source values against descriptive labels

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description as if it were the authoritative code
  • Assuming all text variants represent distinct business types without normalization

Query Guidance

Select this field alongside the paired manufacturing organization type code for display or validation. For analysis, group on the normalized description only after standardizing case and trimming whitespace, and prefer the underlying code for stable joins or filters when available.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType__description AS manufacturing_organization_type_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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