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Performance Based Service Contract Description

Human-readable description associated with the coded "Performance Based Service Contract" field in an IDV record. It records the text label or explanation for the contract's performance-based service contract status, such as "NOT APPLICABLE".

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__performanceBasedServiceContract__description
Title
Performance Based Service Contract Description
FPDS Path
IDV/contractData/performanceBasedServiceContract/description
Description
Human-readable description associated with the coded "Performance Based Service Contract" field in an IDV record. It records the text label or explanation for the contract's performance-based service contract status, such as "NOT APPLICABLE".
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret whether an IDV includes a performance-based service contract designation without relying on the underlying code alone. It supports cleaner reporting, validation of award characteristics, and comparison of contracting approaches across agencies and time.
Example Value
NOT APPLICABLE
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Interpreting the coded performance-based service contract indicator
  • Filtering or labeling awards for service contract analysis
  • Validating coded values against displayed descriptions

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description text as if it were the authoritative code
  • Grouping records by free-text descriptions without checking the paired coded field

Query Guidance

Select this field with its paired performance-based service contract code field when building extracts. In SQL, use it for display, auditing, or code-to-label joins; avoid using it as the primary filter when a structured indicator is available.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__contractData__performanceBasedServiceContract__description AS performance_based_service_contract_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__contractData__performanceBasedServiceContract__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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