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Country Code Name

Human-readable country label for the principal place where performance occurs on an Other Transaction Award. It is the descriptive text paired with the underlying country code in the place-of-performance location structure.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode__name
Title
Country Code Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/countryCode/name
Description
Human-readable country label for the principal place where performance occurs on an Other Transaction Award. It is the descriptive text paired with the underlying country code in the place-of-performance location structure.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the geographic location of contract performance, which is important for assessing domestic versus overseas activity, regional spending patterns, and compliance with place-of-performance requirements. It also supports market analysis and reporting on where federal procurement work is actually performed.
Example Value
UNITED STATES
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode__name
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/countryCode/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/principalPlaceOfPerformance/countryCode/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode__name'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Reporting the country of principal performance
  • Grouping awards by domestic versus foreign performance location
  • Filtering awards for geographic procurement analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Using the label as a surrogate key instead of the paired country code
  • Assuming the value always indicates U.S. performance without checking the actual text

Query Guidance

Select this field for display and high-level grouping, but join or filter on the paired country code when exact matching is required. Normalize casing and handle null or variant labels before aggregating.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode__name AS country_code_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__principalPlaceOfPerformance__countryCode__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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