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System Equipment Code

Code that identifies the system or equipment associated with the award. It is a coded reference field, not a free-text description, and may represent a standardized equipment category or specific system identifier in the record.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__systemEquipmentCode
Title
System Equipment Code
FPDS Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/systemEquipmentCode
Description
Code that identifies the system or equipment associated with the award. It is a coded reference field, not a free-text description, and may represent a standardized equipment category or specific system identifier in the record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts classify awards by the system or equipment being procured, which supports spend analysis, portfolio segmentation, and trend analysis across equipment-related contracts. It can also be useful for identifying awards tied to specific platforms, technologies, or mission systems.
Example Value
000
Observed Non-Null Count
66,063,823

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Classifying awards by equipment or system type
  • Filtering awards tied to a specific coded equipment category
  • Joining to a lookup table for code-to-description translation

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the code as a descriptive label instead of a reference value
  • Casting the field to numeric and losing leading zeros

Query Guidance

Use exact string matching for code values, and join to a reference table or code list to translate the code into a readable category. When grouping or filtering, validate whether the same code appears with multiple descriptions across data vintages or amendments.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__systemEquipmentCode AS system_equipment_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__systemEquipmentCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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