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List of Contract Administrations Delegated

This field contains the list of contract administration offices or functions that NASA delegated for an IDV. It records which organizations were assigned contract administration responsibilities rather than performing them centrally within NASA.

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__listOfContractAdministrationsDelegated
Title
List of Contract Administrations Delegated
FPDS Path
IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/listOfContractAdministrationsDelegated
Description
This field contains the list of contract administration offices or functions that NASA delegated for an IDV. It records which organizations were assigned contract administration responsibilities rather than performing them centrally within NASA.
Business Meaning
Delegated contract administration affects who manages contract oversight, performance administration, and related post-award actions. Analysts use it to understand operational responsibility, compare workload distribution across organizations, and distinguish awards with external or decentralized administration arrangements.
Example Value
Example value
Observed Non-Null Count
10,519

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Identifying which contract administration offices support a NASA IDV
  • Grouping awards by delegated administration arrangement
  • Filtering records with non-centralized contract administration

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field identifies the awarding office or contracting activity
  • Treating a blank or missing value as proof that no delegation exists

Query Guidance

Use this field for filtering and grouping on delegated administration text values, but normalize casing and delimiters before aggregation. If the field can contain multiple entries, parse it into separate rows or use substring matching to avoid undercounting delegated offices.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__listOfContractAdministrationsDelegated AS list_of_contract_administrations_delegated
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__listOfContractAdministrationsDelegated IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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