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Cancellation Date

Date the NASA-specific IDV was officially cancelled. It records the cancellation event itself, not the award or modification date.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__cancellationDate
Title
Cancellation Date
FPDS Path
IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/cancellationDate
Description
Date the NASA-specific IDV was officially cancelled. It records the cancellation event itself, not the award or modification date.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify when NASA indefinite delivery vehicles were terminated, which affects active inventory counts, lifecycle status, and obligations tied to reusable procurement vehicles. It is useful for separating active, expired, and cancelled instruments in trend and compliance analysis.
Example Value
2023-02-10 00:00:00
Observed Non-Null Count
672

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filtering cancelled NASA IDVs
  • Lifecycle and status analysis
  • Grouping cancellations by fiscal year or month

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing cancellation date with expiration or completion date
  • Assuming a null value means the IDV is active without checking other status fields

Query Guidance

Parse the string to a date type, then compare against date ranges or use IS NOT NULL to identify cancelled records. For reporting, group by YEAR(cancellationDate) or MONTH(cancellationDate) after normalizing to a consistent date format.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__cancellationDate AS cancellation_date
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__cancellationDate IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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