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National Interest Action Code Description

Human-readable description paired to the coded National Interest Action Code on an IDV record. It identifies the text label that explains the underlying code value stored in the related national interest action field.

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__nationalInterestActionCode__description
Title
National Interest Action Code Description
FPDS Path
IDV/contractData/nationalInterestActionCode/description
Description
Human-readable description paired to the coded National Interest Action Code on an IDV record. It identifies the text label that explains the underlying code value stored in the related national interest action field.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret whether an award was associated with a national interest action and understand the meaning of the related code without relying on abbreviated code values. It is useful for reporting, compliance review, and categorizing awards affected by emergency, contingency, or other national interest-driven authorities.
Example Value
NONE
Observed Non-Null Count
3,859,540

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Decode the National Interest Action Code for reporting
  • Filter awards with or without a national interest action
  • Group IDVs by national interest action status

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as if it were the underlying code field
  • Assuming every description is standardized without checking observed values

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, labeling, or descriptive grouping, but filter and join on the paired code field when possible. In SQL, select both the code and description together, and use COALESCE or CASE logic only after confirming the value patterns in the source data.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__contractData__nationalInterestActionCode__description AS national_interest_action_code_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__contractData__nationalInterestActionCode__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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