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Statutory Exception to Fair Opportunity Description

Human-readable description of the statutory exception used to justify limiting fair opportunity on an IDV order. It is the descriptive text paired with the coded "Statutory Exception to Fair Opportunity" value in the FPDS XML.

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__statutoryExceptionToFairOpportunity__description
Title
Statutory Exception to Fair Opportunity Description
FPDS Path
IDV/competition/statutoryExceptionToFairOpportunity/description
Description
Human-readable description of the statutory exception used to justify limiting fair opportunity on an IDV order. It is the descriptive text paired with the coded "Statutory Exception to Fair Opportunity" value in the FPDS XML.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts understand why a competition exception was claimed and makes coded procurement data interpretable for reporting and oversight. It is useful for reviewing ordering authority, identifying patterns in sole-source or limited-competition actions, and validating that the stated exception matches policy and acquisition rationale.
Example Value
URGENCY
Observed Non-Null Count
125,945

FPDS Compare

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

  • Decode the exception category for reporting
  • Group records by fair-opportunity justification
  • Validate exception text against the paired code

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description as if it were the authoritative legal basis
  • Filtering on this text when the paired coded field is available

Query Guidance

Use this field in SELECT lists for readable output and in GROUP BY only when exact text normalization is acceptable. For filtering or joins, prefer the paired statutory-exception code field when available; if only the description is present, use exact-match or standardized pattern matching and account for variant labels such as abbreviated values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__competition__statutoryExceptionToFairOpportunity__description AS statutory_exception_to_fair_opportunity_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__competition__statutoryExceptionToFairOpportunity__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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