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GFE / GFP Description

Human-readable description for the paired GFE/GFP code in the IDV contract record. It states whether government-furnished equipment or government-furnished property is used and, when present, explains the coded value in plain language.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__contractData__GFE_GFP__description
Title
GFE / GFP Description
FPDS Path
IDV/contractData/GFE_GFP/description
Description
Human-readable description for the paired GFE/GFP code in the IDV contract record. It states whether government-furnished equipment or government-furnished property is used and, when present, explains the coded value in plain language.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret equipment/property furnishing arrangements that affect contract scope, cost responsibility, contractor performance requirements, and property accountability. It is useful for filtering awards where government assets are provided to the contractor or where no GFE/GFP applies.
Example Value
Transaction does not use GFE/GFP
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,227

FPDS Compare

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

Paired Field

Relationship
description_of
Variable
GFE/GFP

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • Identify whether an IDV involves government-furnished equipment or property
  • Separate awards that use GFE/GFP from those that do not
  • Support compliance or property-management reviews

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description alone without checking the paired code or source value
  • Assuming all nonblank text indicates a positive GFE/GFP condition

Query Guidance

Use this field as a text descriptor for reporting, classification, or validation; filter with LIKE/ILIKE on known phrases only when necessary. For analysis, join or compare it with the paired GFE/GFP code field rather than relying on the description alone, and normalize nulls and variant wording before aggregating.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__contractData__GFE_GFP__description AS g_f_e_g_f_p_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__contractData__GFE_GFP__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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