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Funding Requesting Agency Id Name

Human-readable name of the funding requesting agency associated with the IDV purchaser information. It is the label counterpart to the coded funding requesting agency identifier, and typically shows the agency name as recorded in FPDS.

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__fundingRequestingAgencyID__name
Title
Funding Requesting Agency Id Name
FPDS Path
IDV/purchaserInformation/fundingRequestingAgencyID/name
Description
Human-readable name of the funding requesting agency associated with the IDV purchaser information. It is the label counterpart to the coded funding requesting agency identifier, and typically shows the agency name as recorded in FPDS.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify which agency is requesting or funding the requirement behind an IDV, supporting spend attribution, interagency activity analysis, and identification of buying relationships across the federal enterprise.
Example Value
FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE
Observed Non-Null Count
3,532,659

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Grouping IDVs by requesting agency name
  • Validating the human-readable agency label for a coded agency identifier
  • Reporting interagency procurement and funding patterns

Common Mistakes

  • Using the name alone as a unique identifier
  • Assuming identical names always mean identical codes or organizational entities

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, filtering, or grouping on the descriptive agency name, but join or deduplicate on the associated agency ID when accuracy matters. In SQL, normalize casing and trim whitespace if comparing observed text values, and prefer the coded field for joins while selecting this column for presentation.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__purchaserInformation__fundingRequestingAgencyID__name AS funding_requesting_agency_id_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__purchaserInformation__fundingRequestingAgencyID__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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