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Other Statutory Authority

A free-text statement identifying any additional statutory authority cited for the procurement action beyond the standard legislative mandate codes. It records the human-readable authority basis applicable to the contract when a more specific or nonstandard authority needs to be documented.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__legislativeMandates__otherStatutoryAuthority
Title
Other Statutory Authority
FPDS Path
IDV/legislativeMandates/otherStatutoryAuthority
Description
A free-text statement identifying any additional statutory authority cited for the procurement action beyond the standard legislative mandate codes. It records the human-readable authority basis applicable to the contract when a more specific or nonstandard authority needs to be documented.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts understand the legal basis used to justify the award or action, especially when reviewing exceptions, special authorities, or nonroutine procurement pathways. It supports compliance review, policy analysis, and segmentation of obligations by authority type.
Example Value
MIGRATED DATA VALUE UNKNOWN
Observed Non-Null Count
1,298,376

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Identify awards made under special statutory authorities
  • Group or filter procurements by legal basis for obligation
  • Support compliance and exception analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field contains a controlled code set
  • Using exact text matching without accounting for migrated or variant values

Query Guidance

Use it as a text attribute in filters, grouping, and CASE logic, but prefer LIKE, ILIKE, or normalized text handling over equality tests. When joining or validating authority logic, pair it with other Legislative Mandates fields and inspect distinct observed values before building rules.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__legislativeMandates__otherStatutoryAuthority AS other_statutory_authority
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__legislativeMandates__otherStatutoryAuthority IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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