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Contracting Office Agency Id Name

Human-readable name of the contracting office agency associated with the award purchaser information. It is the descriptive label for the agency identifier in the contracting office agency ID structure, such as a department or agency name rather than the coded ID itself.

Family: Award
Category: Purchaser Information
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name
Title
Contracting Office Agency Id Name
FPDS Path
award/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeAgencyID/name
Description
Human-readable name of the contracting office agency associated with the award purchaser information. It is the descriptive label for the agency identifier in the contracting office agency ID structure, such as a department or agency name rather than the coded ID itself.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify which federal agency is acting through the contracting office and supports rollups, comparisons, and reporting by agency. It is useful for grouping awards by organizational owner, validating agency-level spending, and presenting procurement results in a readable format.
Example Value
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,019

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name
FPDS XML Path
award/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeAgencyID/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeAgencyID/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Group award records by contracting office agency for spending analysis
  • Display agency names in reports and dashboards
  • Validate whether a coded agency ID maps to the expected federal organization

Common Mistakes

  • Using the name field as a join key instead of the agency ID
  • Assuming the label is always standardized across records and time

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, filtering, and aggregation by agency name, but join or deduplicate on the underlying agency ID when available. In SQL, normalize case and trim whitespace if comparing text values, and inspect the paired coded field when the label is abbreviated, variant, or missing.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name AS contracting_office_agency_id_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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