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Recovered Material Clauses Description

Human-readable description for the award-level Recovered Material Clauses field. It labels the clause status associated with recovered material requirements and is the descriptive counterpart to a coded value.

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__recoveredMaterialClauses__description
Title
Recovered Material Clauses Description
FPDS Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/recoveredMaterialClauses/description
Description
Human-readable description for the award-level Recovered Material Clauses field. It labels the clause status associated with recovered material requirements and is the descriptive counterpart to a coded value.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts determine whether sustainability- or recycled-content-related clause language was included in the procurement action. It supports review of environmental procurement compliance, acquisition policy alignment, and comparisons across agencies or contract types.
Example Value
NO CLAUSES INCLUDED AND NO SUSTAINABILITY INCLUDED
Observed Non-Null Count
85,091,249

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Decode the recovered material clauses code into a readable status
  • Flag awards that include sustainability or recycled-content clause language
  • Support compliance or policy reporting on environmentally preferable purchasing

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as if it were the authoritative coded value
  • Filtering on text alone without checking the paired code field or exact observed labels

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, grouping, or code translation, not for primary logic when a paired code field exists. In SQL, match exact text carefully, normalize case if needed, and join or compare against the coded sibling field to avoid misclassification.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__recoveredMaterialClauses__description AS recovered_material_clauses_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__recoveredMaterialClauses__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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