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Region Code

A coded value that identifies the geographic region associated with the contracting office in the FPDS award record. It functions as a classification key rather than a narrative description, and may need to be interpreted against FPDS reference data or observed code lists.

Family: Award
Category: Purchaser Information
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__regionCode
Title
Region Code
FPDS Path
award/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID/regionCode
Description
A coded value that identifies the geographic region associated with the contracting office in the FPDS award record. It functions as a classification key rather than a narrative description, and may need to be interpreted against FPDS reference data or observed code lists.
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of contracting office activity, such as regional workload distribution, office footprint, and location-based reporting. It is useful for grouping awards by office region when assessing procurement patterns across federal regions.
Example Value
60
Observed Non-Null Count
29,174,276

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Group awards by contracting office region
  • Filter records for a specific office region code
  • Join to reference data for regional rollups

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the code as a standalone geographic name
  • Using the field as a numeric measure or ordering it for magnitude

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE, GROUP BY, or JOIN clauses as a categorical identifier. Compare values as strings unless the schema explicitly defines a numeric type, and prefer reference-table joins or code lists to translate codes into readable region names.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__regionCode AS region_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__regionCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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