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Commercial Item Acquisition Procedures Description

Human-readable description associated with the Commercial Item Acquisition Procedures code in the IDV competition section. It records the textual label or explanation for the procedure value used in the award record rather than the code itself.

Family: IDV
Category: Competition
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: description
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__competition__commercialItemAcquisitionProcedures__description
Title
Commercial Item Acquisition Procedures Description
FPDS Path
IDV/competition/commercialItemAcquisitionProcedures/description
Description
Human-readable description associated with the Commercial Item Acquisition Procedures code in the IDV competition section. It records the textual label or explanation for the procedure value used in the award record rather than the code itself.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret how the acquisition was handled when reviewing competition and commercial-item procurement patterns. It is useful for validating coded values, comparing award methods across records, and translating abbreviated or non-obvious source codes into readable procurement language.
Example Value
COMMERCIAL ITEM PROCEDURES NOT USED
Observed Non-Null Count
5,861,942

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__competition__commercialItemAcquisitionProcedures__description
FPDS XML Path
IDV/competition/commercialItemAcquisitionProcedures/description
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/competition/commercialItemAcquisitionProcedures/description' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__competition__commercialItemAcquisitionProcedures__description'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Competition and sole-source analysis

Common Usage

  • Translate coded commercial item procedure values into readable labels
  • Validate procurement classification in competition analyses
  • Filter or group awards by stated commercial item acquisition procedure

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as if it were the authoritative code
  • Assuming all records will have a populated or standardized description

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, validation, and text-based review, but join or filter on the paired coded field when available. In SQL, prefer the underlying code for grouping and distinct counts, and use this description for labeling results or checking observed values for unexpected text variants.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__competition__commercialItemAcquisitionProcedures__description AS commercial_item_acquisition_procedures_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__competition__commercialItemAcquisitionProcedures__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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