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Contracting Office Agency Id Name

Human-readable name of the contracting office agency associated with the IDV. It is the label version of the underlying agency identifier in the purchaser information section, not the agency code itself.

Family: IDV
Category: Purchaser Information
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name
Title
Contracting Office Agency Id Name
FPDS Path
IDV/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeAgencyID/name
Description
Human-readable name of the contracting office agency associated with the IDV. It is the label version of the underlying agency identifier in the purchaser information section, not the agency code itself.
Business Meaning
This field identifies which federal agency is acting through the contracting office on the IDV, supporting agency-level spend analysis, vendor concentration review, and oversight of procurement responsibility. It helps analysts convert coded procurement records into interpretable agency names for reporting and aggregation.
Example Value
FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE
Observed Non-Null Count
4,532,005

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name
FPDS XML Path
IDV/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeAgencyID/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeAgencyID/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Agency-level grouping of IDV records
  • Display label in dashboards and reports
  • Cross-checking coded agency identifiers

Common Mistakes

  • Using the name as a unique key instead of the agency code
  • Assuming name variants indicate different agencies

Query Guidance

Use this field for grouping, filtering, and presentation when a readable agency label is needed. For reliable joins or de-duplication, join on the agency ID code field and select this field as the display value; if the dataset contains multiple label variants, normalize or map them before aggregation.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name AS contracting_office_agency_id_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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