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Advisory or Assistance Services Contract

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the IDV is associated with advisory or assistance services. In NASA-specific FPDS data, a value of 1 means the record is identified as such; 0 means it is not.

Family: IDV
Category: NASA Specific Fields
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract
Title
Advisory or Assistance Services Contract
FPDS Path
IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the IDV is associated with advisory or assistance services. In NASA-specific FPDS data, a value of 1 means the record is identified as such; 0 means it is not.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts isolate NASA vehicles tied to advisory or assistance services, which may have different acquisition rules, oversight requirements, and spending patterns than other contract types. It is useful for compliance checks, portfolio segmentation, and trend analysis of service-heavy IDVs.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
58,110

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract
FPDS XML Path
IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • NASA-specific IDV record interpretation

Common Usage

  • Filter NASA IDVs that are advisory or assistance services
  • Segment service-oriented awards for compliance or spend analysis
  • Compare award patterns between advisory/assistance and non-advisory vehicles

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the flag describes all task orders rather than the base IDV
  • Using the field without checking whether the extract stores the flag as numeric, text, or null

Query Guidance

Use this field as a boolean filter in WHERE clauses after confirming the stored code values in your table. Example pattern: WHERE advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract = 1; include null-handling if the extract may omit the value, and combine with related award attributes when building service-specific cohorts.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract AS advisory_or_assistance_services_contract
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__advisoryOrAssistanceServicesContract IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

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