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Commercial Item Test Program Description

Human-readable description associated with the Commercial Item Test Program field within an IDV competition record. It is the descriptive label for the paired coded value and helps clarify what test-program designation was applied.

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__commercialItemTestProgram__description
Title
Commercial Item Test Program Description
FPDS Path
IDV/competition/commercialItemTestProgram/description
Description
Human-readable description associated with the Commercial Item Test Program field within an IDV competition record. It is the descriptive label for the paired coded value and helps clarify what test-program designation was applied.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret whether an award or order was associated with the commercial item test program, which can affect how procurement decisions are categorized and compared. It supports review of acquisition strategy, statutory/compliance context, and reporting consistency when coded values alone are not self-explanatory.
Example Value
NO
Observed Non-Null Count
5,398,434

FPDS Compare

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

  • Decoding the paired Commercial Item Test Program value
  • Filtering records for commercial-item related competition attributes
  • Validating data quality and code-to-description consistency

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as if it were the authoritative code
  • Inferring substantive procurement meaning from a brief placeholder value without checking the paired coded field

Query Guidance

Use this field primarily for display, joins, and validation of the paired code. In SQL, filter on the underlying coded field when available, and select this description field to present readable output or to confirm code mappings; do not rely on string matching alone for analytical grouping.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__competition__commercialItemTestProgram__description AS commercial_item_test_program_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__competition__commercialItemTestProgram__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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