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Recovered Material Clauses Description

Human-readable description for the recovered material clauses value recorded on an IDV. It is the text label paired with the coded Recovered Material Clauses field, translating the underlying status into readable form.

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__recoveredMaterialClauses__description
Title
Recovered Material Clauses Description
FPDS Path
IDV/productOrServiceInformation/recoveredMaterialClauses/description
Description
Human-readable description for the recovered material clauses value recorded on an IDV. It is the text label paired with the coded Recovered Material Clauses field, translating the underlying status into readable form.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts understand whether an IDV includes recovered material or sustainability-related clause requirements. It supports reporting on green procurement policy coverage, sustainability compliance, and clause adoption across awards without relying only on coded values.
Example Value
NO CLAUSES INCLUDED AND NO SUSTAINABILITY INCLUDED
Observed Non-Null Count
2,492,007

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Translate coded recovered material clause values into readable labels
  • Identify awards that include or exclude sustainability-related clauses
  • Support compliance and policy coverage reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the description as the canonical code instead of the paired text label
  • Aggregating on free-text descriptions without normalizing the underlying coded field

Query Guidance

Join or select this field together with the paired recovered material clauses code when possible. In SQL, use it for display, validation, and grouped reporting by clause status, but base filters and joins on the coded field or a normalized derived value to avoid text variations.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__productOrServiceInformation__recoveredMaterialClauses__description AS recovered_material_clauses_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__productOrServiceInformation__recoveredMaterialClauses__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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