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Labor Standards Description

Human-readable text that explains the value recorded in the paired Labor Standards field. It is the descriptive label for the coded or selected labor-standards status in the IDV legislative mandates section.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__legislativeMandates__laborStandards__description
Title
Labor Standards Description
FPDS Path
IDV/legislativeMandates/laborStandards/description
Description
Human-readable text that explains the value recorded in the paired Labor Standards field. It is the descriptive label for the coded or selected labor-standards status in the IDV legislative mandates section.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret whether labor standards requirements apply to a contract action and how FPDS represented that decision. It is useful for compliance review, policy analysis, and reporting where the coded Labor Standards value alone may not be self-explanatory.
Example Value
NOT APPLICABLE
Observed Non-Null Count
5,861,987

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Interpreting the coded Labor Standards indicator in FPDS
  • Reviewing whether labor standards were applied or not applied
  • Supporting compliance and regulatory reporting by award

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as the authoritative categorical value instead of the paired code
  • Grouping on free-text descriptions without normalizing variant labels

Query Guidance

Select this field alongside the paired Labor Standards code for display or validation. In SQL, use it for readable output and QA checks, but group or filter on the underlying coded field when possible; if needed, normalize text with CASE/trim/lower logic before aggregation.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__legislativeMandates__laborStandards__description AS labor_standards_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__legislativeMandates__laborStandards__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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