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Manufacturing Organization Type Description

Human-readable label for the coded manufacturing organization type recorded on the IDV product or service information record. It describes the manufacturer organization classification associated with the procurement record.

Family: IDV
Category: Product Or Service Information
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: description
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType__description
Title
Manufacturing Organization Type Description
FPDS Path
IDV/productOrServiceInformation/manufacturingOrganizationType/description
Description
Human-readable label for the coded manufacturing organization type recorded on the IDV product or service information record. It describes the manufacturer organization classification associated with the procurement record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret manufacturer-related classifications without decoding source codes. It supports market segmentation, vendor profiling, domestic sourcing analysis, and review of manufacturing-related acquisition patterns.
Example Value
U.S. OWNED BUSINESS
Observed Non-Null Count
3,486,095

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType__description
FPDS XML Path
IDV/productOrServiceInformation/manufacturingOrganizationType/description
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/productOrServiceInformation/manufacturingOrganizationType/description' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType__description'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • Translate coded manufacturing organization categories into readable labels
  • Group awards by manufacturer organization type
  • Support domestic sourcing and supplier composition analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description as a stable key for joins or deduplication
  • Assuming the text alone captures the full coded hierarchy or business rule

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, filtering, and aggregation by label, but join and deduplicate on the paired code when available. In SQL, normalize text cautiously if grouping by description, and prefer the coded field for exact matching while using this column to present or validate results.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType__description AS manufacturing_organization_type_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__productOrServiceInformation__manufacturingOrganizationType__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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