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Non Traditional Government Contractor Participation Description

Human-readable description for the coded value of non-traditional government contractor participation on an Other Transaction award. It provides the text label that explains the participation attribute recorded in the paired FPDS field.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation__description
Title
Non Traditional Government Contractor Participation Description
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation/description
Description
Human-readable description for the coded value of non-traditional government contractor participation on an Other Transaction award. It provides the text label that explains the participation attribute recorded in the paired FPDS field.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret how and whether non-traditional contractors were involved in an Other Transaction award. It is useful for identifying award structures that differ from standard FAR-based procurement and for reporting on participation by non-traditional entities.
Example Value
NONTRADITIONAL SIGNIFICANT PARTICIPATION
Observed Non-Null Count
38,893

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Decode participation status for Other Transaction awards
  • Validate or label coded participation fields in reports
  • Filter awards involving non-traditional contractor participation

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as if it were the underlying code
  • Assuming consistent wording across all records without checking observed values

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, labeling, and interpretation of the paired participation code. In SQL, join or select it alongside the coded participation field, and group on the code rather than the description when the goal is stable aggregation; use DISTINCT or LIKE only for review of observed text values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation__description AS non_traditional_government_contractor_participation_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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