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Use of EPA Designated Products Description

Human-readable description for the coded value stored in the paired "Use of EPA Designated Products" field. It identifies the specific status or explanation associated with EPA-designated product usage on an award record.

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__useOfEPADesignatedProducts__description
Title
Use of EPA Designated Products Description
FPDS Path
award/productOrServiceInformation/useOfEPADesignatedProducts/description
Description
Human-readable description for the coded value stored in the paired "Use of EPA Designated Products" field. It identifies the specific status or explanation associated with EPA-designated product usage on an award record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret procurement compliance and sustainability reporting related to EPA-designated products. It is useful when reviewing whether a contract action reflects required use, an exception, or a non-applicability condition rather than relying only on a code or abbreviated value.
Example Value
NOT REQUIRED
Observed Non-Null Count
96,531,274

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Interpreting EPA-designated product compliance on award records
  • Validating coded sustainability fields against their human-readable labels
  • Filtering awards by reported use, non-use, or exemption status

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field alone as if it were the underlying categorical code
  • Assuming the text value is fully standardized across all records and agencies

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, validation, and text-based review, but join or filter on the paired coded field when possible. In SQL, search this column for expected phrases such as 'REQUIRED' or 'NOT REQUIRED' only after confirming the companion code field and accounting for case and formatting differences.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__useOfEPADesignatedProducts__description AS use_of_e_p_a_designated_products_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__productOrServiceInformation__useOfEPADesignatedProducts__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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