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Fixed Fee Value

Numeric amount reported as the fixed fee associated with the IDV contract marketing record. It represents the fee value captured in FPDS for that record, not necessarily the total contract obligation or award value.

Family: IDV
Category: Contract Marketing
Data Type: numeric
Semantic Type: financial
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__contractMarketingData__fixedFeeValue
Title
Fixed Fee Value
FPDS Path
IDV/contractMarketingData/fixedFeeValue
Description
Numeric amount reported as the fixed fee associated with the IDV contract marketing record. It represents the fee value captured in FPDS for that record, not necessarily the total contract obligation or award value.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts isolate fee-bearing contract structures and compare fee levels across awards, vendors, and time periods. It supports spend analysis, pricing review, and market-sizing work where fee treatment affects interpretation of reported contract value.
Example Value
7
Observed Non-Null Count
122,612

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Spending aggregation and trend analysis

Common Usage

  • Filtering IDVs with reported fixed fees
  • Comparing fee values across contracts or vendors
  • Supporting trend analysis of fee-bearing awards

Common Mistakes

  • Using the fee value as the full contract amount
  • Comparing rows without checking currency, nulls, or related financial fields

Query Guidance

Use the field as a numeric amount in aggregations, filters, and comparisons, and cast or coalesce only when your SQL engine requires it. When summarizing, group by contract, vendor, or period as needed and avoid mixing it with obligation or base award value fields unless the analysis explicitly requires a combined measure.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__contractMarketingData__fixedFeeValue AS fixed_fee_value
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__contractMarketingData__fixedFeeValue IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Aggregate total

SELECT
    sum(content__IDV__contractMarketingData__fixedFeeValue) AS total_value
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__contractMarketingData__fixedFeeValue IS NOT NULL

Distribution overview

SELECT
    min(content__IDV__contractMarketingData__fixedFeeValue) AS min_value,
    avg(content__IDV__contractMarketingData__fixedFeeValue) AS avg_value,
    max(content__IDV__contractMarketingData__fixedFeeValue) AS max_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__contractMarketingData__fixedFeeValue IS NOT NULL

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.