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Place of Manufacture

Indicates the place where the product or service was manufactured. In FPDS this is typically a coded value rather than a free-text location, so the field identifies the manufacturing origin assigned to the award record.

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__placeOfManufacture
Title
Place of Manufacture
FPDS Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/placeOfManufacture
Description
Indicates the place where the product or service was manufactured. In FPDS this is typically a coded value rather than a free-text location, so the field identifies the manufacturing origin assigned to the award record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts assess domestic versus foreign sourcing, supply-chain exposure, and compliance with procurement preferences tied to place of manufacture. It is useful for filtering awards, summarizing sourcing patterns, and comparing acquisition activity across product categories and vendors.
Example Value
C
Observed Non-Null Count
83,094,751

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Domestic versus foreign sourcing analysis
  • Filtering awards by manufacturing origin
  • Grouping procurement records by place-of-manufacture code

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field contains a full country or state name
  • Comparing codes without first checking for blanks, nulls, or unmapped values

Query Guidance

Use the raw string value in WHERE and GROUP BY clauses, and compare against documented code values rather than inferred labels. If you need readable output, join to a lookup table or CASE-map the observed codes; always include null-handling logic when calculating counts or shares.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__placeOfManufacture AS place_of_manufacture
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__placeOfManufacture IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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