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Alternate COTR Name

Human-readable name of the alternate Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) associated with the IDV record. This is a label field for a person name, not a coded identifier.

Family: IDV
Category: NASA Specific Fields
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__alternateCOTRName
Title
Alternate COTR Name
FPDS Path
IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/alternateCOTRName
Description
Human-readable name of the alternate Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) associated with the IDV record. This is a label field for a person name, not a coded identifier.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the individual serving as an alternate technical representative on NASA IDVs, which can support oversight, accountability, and review of contract administration roles. It is useful when tracing personnel assignments across awards, modifications, or agency-specific records.
Example Value
becky kamas
Observed Non-Null Count
8,001

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • listing alternate COTR names on NASA IDVs
  • grouping awards by assigned technical representative
  • supporting manual review of contract administration records

Common Mistakes

  • treating the name as a unique identifier
  • assuming consistent capitalization or spelling across records

Query Guidance

Use in SELECT and GROUP BY for reporting, but normalize case and trim whitespace if comparing values. For matching or deduplication, use fuzzy logic or companion identifier fields when available; do not join on this field alone unless no better key exists.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__alternateCOTRName AS alternate_c_o_t_r_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__alternateCOTRName IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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