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Division Name

Human-readable name of the vendor's internal division associated with the award record. It identifies the specific business unit, subdivision, or operating division within the vendor organization involved in the transaction.

Family: Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__divisionName
Title
Division Name
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/divisionName
Description
Human-readable name of the vendor's internal division associated with the award record. It identifies the specific business unit, subdivision, or operating division within the vendor organization involved in the transaction.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts distinguish which part of a contractor received or supported the award, which can be important for tracking award distribution across business units, subsidiaries, or functional divisions. It is useful when assessing vendor concentration, organizational structure, and performance patterns at a more granular level than the parent vendor name.
Example Value
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Observed Non-Null Count
222

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__divisionName
FPDS XML Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/divisionName
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/divisionName' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__divisionName'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Segment awards by vendor division or internal business unit
  • Identify concentration of spending within a contractor's divisions
  • Support vendor matching and organizational disambiguation

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the division name is the same as the legal entity or prime contractor name
  • Using it as a coded field instead of a free-text label

Query Guidance

Use it as a text field for grouping, filtering, or distinct counts, but normalize case and trim whitespace before analysis. For SQL, aggregate with vendor identifiers when possible, and avoid relying on exact string matches unless you have cleaned observed value variants.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__divisionName AS division_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__divisionName IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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