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Agency Id Name

Human-readable name of the agency recorded in the Other Transaction Award identifier. It is the text label paired with the agency ID code, identifying the awarding agency in the FPDS record.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: General
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__OtherTransactionAwardID__OtherTransactionAwardContractID__agencyID__name
Title
Agency Id Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/OtherTransactionAwardID/OtherTransactionAwardContractID/agencyID/name
Description
Human-readable name of the agency recorded in the Other Transaction Award identifier. It is the text label paired with the agency ID code, identifying the awarding agency in the FPDS record.
Business Meaning
This field supports agency-level reporting, rollups, and cross-tabulation of award activity by awarding organization. It helps analysts translate coded procurement identifiers into a readable agency name for dashboards, audits, and trend analysis.
Example Value
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__OtherTransactionAwardID__OtherTransactionAwardContractID__agencyID__name
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/OtherTransactionAwardID/OtherTransactionAwardContractID/agencyID/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/OtherTransactionAwardID/OtherTransactionAwardContractID/agencyID/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__OtherTransactionAwardID__OtherTransactionAwardContractID__agencyID__name'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Display agency names in reports and dashboards
  • Group awards by awarding agency
  • Validate coded agency identifiers against human-readable labels

Common Mistakes

  • Using the name field as a join key instead of the agency ID code
  • Assuming formatting or spelling is fully standardized across records

Query Guidance

Use this field for SELECT output, filtering by readable agency labels, and QA checks against the related agency ID. For reliable aggregation or joins, group on the underlying agency code and include this field only as the descriptive label.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__OtherTransactionAwardID__OtherTransactionAwardContractID__agencyID__name AS agency_id_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__OtherTransactionAwardID__OtherTransactionAwardContractID__agencyID__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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