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Procurement Placement Code

A NASA-specific coded identifier recorded on an IDV to indicate the procurement placement classification or reference value assigned by NASA. It is not a general FPDS-wide procurement attribute; it exists to support NASA internal administration and tracking.

Family: IDV
Category: NASA Specific Fields
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__procurementPlacementCode
Title
Procurement Placement Code
FPDS Path
IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/procurementPlacementCode
Description
A NASA-specific coded identifier recorded on an IDV to indicate the procurement placement classification or reference value assigned by NASA. It is not a general FPDS-wide procurement attribute; it exists to support NASA internal administration and tracking.
Business Meaning
This field matters when analysts need to reconcile NASA IDVs against internal procurement systems, segment awards by NASA-specific workflow or placement logic, or validate whether an agreement was routed and classified consistently. It can help distinguish otherwise similar IDVs in NASA reporting and support audit or operational reviews of NASA procurement administration.
Example Value
99
Observed Non-Null Count
44,872

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • NASA internal reconciliation of IDV records
  • Classification or routing analysis for NASA procurement workflows
  • Filtering IDVs by NASA-specific placement code

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the code is a universal FPDS procurement category
  • Interpreting the numeric value as a rank, amount, or date

Query Guidance

Use the field as a filter or join key against NASA code-reference tables when available, for example WHERE procurementPlacementCode = '99'. In SQL, compare as a string unless the source schema explicitly stores it as numeric, and be prepared for nulls or unmapped codes.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__procurementPlacementCode AS procurement_placement_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__procurementPlacementCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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