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Fed Biz Opps Description

Human-readable description associated with the Fed Biz Opps competition field. It provides the text label for the underlying coded value 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__fedBizOpps__description
Title
Fed Biz Opps Description
FPDS Path
IDV/competition/fedBizOpps/description
Description
Human-readable description associated with the Fed Biz Opps competition field. It provides the text label for the underlying coded value rather than the code itself.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret competition-related procurement records without relying only on abbreviated or coded source values. It supports validation, reporting, and code-to-label translation when analyzing how opportunities were publicized.
Example Value
NOT APPLICABLE
Observed Non-Null Count
5,644,298

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__competition__fedBizOpps__description
FPDS XML Path
IDV/competition/fedBizOpps/description
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/competition/fedBizOpps/description' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__competition__fedBizOpps__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 competition values into readable labels
  • Validate FPDS data quality and code consistency
  • Support grouping and reporting on opportunity publication status

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description as if it were the authoritative code
  • Aggregating without checking the paired coded field or actual observed values

Query Guidance

Join or select this field together with its paired Fed Biz Opps code field for reporting and validation. Use it in CASE-based labeling or GROUP BY only when you want the human-readable category, and prefer filtering on the underlying code when precision is required.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__competition__fedBizOpps__description AS fed_biz_opps_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__competition__fedBizOpps__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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