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Country

Human-readable country value for the contracting office associated with the Other Transaction Award record. It identifies the nation tied to the contracting office ID, typically as a standardized code or label such as USA.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__country
Title
Country
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID/country
Description
Human-readable country value for the contracting office associated with the Other Transaction Award record. It identifies the nation tied to the contracting office ID, typically as a standardized code or label such as USA.
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of where the contracting office is located, which is useful for portfolio breakdowns, jurisdictional reporting, and cross-office comparisons. It also helps analysts distinguish domestic versus non-domestic procurement activity and validate office-level records.
Example Value
USA
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__country
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID/country
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID/country' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__country'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Group awards by contracting office country
  • Filter records to domestic offices
  • Support geographic validation of purchaser information

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing contracting office country with vendor or performance country
  • Assuming all values are fully standardized without checking for abbreviations or blanks

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses or GROUP BY expressions after normalizing case and trimming whitespace. When the value is coded, join or compare against the paired description or reference set if available; otherwise use observed distinct values to define a controlled mapping.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__country AS country
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID__country IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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