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National Interest Action Code

Code indicating whether an award or transaction is associated with a national interest action. It is a coded identifier rather than a narrative description, and the value should be interpreted using the FPDS code set; in the example, "NONE" indicates no such designation.

Family: IDV
Category: Contract Data
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__contractData__nationalInterestActionCode
Title
National Interest Action Code
FPDS Path
IDV/contractData/nationalInterestActionCode
Description
Code indicating whether an award or transaction is associated with a national interest action. It is a coded identifier rather than a narrative description, and the value should be interpreted using the FPDS code set; in the example, "NONE" indicates no such designation.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify procurements that were marked for national interest handling, which can affect reporting, prioritization, and oversight. It is useful for separating routine awards from those flagged for special government interest or exception handling.
Example Value
NONE
Observed Non-Null Count
3,859,540

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter awards flagged for national interest action
  • Count or trend coded national interest cases over time
  • Join to code lookups or descriptive labels for reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the code itself explains the underlying action without checking the code set
  • Grouping coded values as if they were descriptive text

Query Guidance

Use equality filters or CASE logic against the code values, and join to a reference table if available to translate codes into labels. In SQL, do not compare this field to partial text unless you have confirmed the stored values are descriptive rather than coded.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__contractData__nationalInterestActionCode AS national_interest_action_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__contractData__nationalInterestActionCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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