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Recovered Material Clauses

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the award includes recovered material clauses in the solicitation or award record. In FPDS, the example value "C" indicates no recovered material clauses are included, so this field should be treated as a coded status rather than a simple free-text description.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__recoveredMaterialClauses
Title
Recovered Material Clauses
FPDS Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/recoveredMaterialClauses
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the award includes recovered material clauses in the solicitation or award record. In FPDS, the example value "C" indicates no recovered material clauses are included, so this field should be treated as a coded status rather than a simple free-text description.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts assess whether an award addresses recovered material requirements, which can be relevant to sustainability, statutory compliance, and environmentally preferred purchasing analysis. It is useful for identifying contracts where recycled-content or recovered-material provisions were explicitly incorporated.
Example Value
C
Observed Non-Null Count
85,091,249

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Identify awards that include recovered material clauses
  • Measure compliance with recycled-content or sustainable procurement requirements
  • Segment awards for environmental procurement reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field is a plain yes/no boolean without checking coded values
  • Treating null or blank values as equivalent to "C"

Query Guidance

Filter on the observed code values, not on the label. For example, use WHERE recoveredMaterialClauses = 'C' only if your business rule defines C as no clauses included; otherwise inspect the code set and handle nulls separately with COALESCE or explicit IS NULL logic.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__recoveredMaterialClauses AS recovered_material_clauses
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__recoveredMaterialClauses IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__recoveredMaterialClauses AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__recoveredMaterialClauses IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.