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Non Traditional Government Contractor Participation

This field captures the non-traditional government contractor participation indicator recorded for an Other Transaction Award contract. It appears to be a coded or abbreviated attribute rather than a free-text narrative, and the example value "NSP" suggests analysts should treat it as a standardized status or category value.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Contract Data
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation
Title
Non Traditional Government Contractor Participation
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation
Description
This field captures the non-traditional government contractor participation indicator recorded for an Other Transaction Award contract. It appears to be a coded or abbreviated attribute rather than a free-text narrative, and the example value "NSP" suggests analysts should treat it as a standardized status or category value.
Business Meaning
It helps identify whether and how non-traditional contractors participate in Other Transaction Awards, which is important for analyzing OT authority usage, vendor base composition, and acquisition strategies that extend beyond conventional federal contractors. Analysts use it to segment awards involving novel, commercial, startup, academic, or other nontraditional participants and to support policy, compliance, and market research questions.
Example Value
NSP
Observed Non-Null Count
38,893

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter Other Transaction Awards involving nontraditional participants
  • Group awards by participation status for reporting
  • Identify coded participation patterns for portfolio analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field contains free-text contractor descriptions
  • Using the value without validating the underlying code meaning

Query Guidance

Use the field as a categorical filter or GROUP BY dimension in SQL, and compare against observed code values or lookup tables before labeling results. If the dataset provides a companion description field, join or inspect it to translate abbreviations such as "NSP" into analyst-friendly categories.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation AS non_traditional_government_contractor_participation
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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