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Agency Id Name

Human-readable name of the agency associated with the referenced IDV on an Other Transaction Award record. It is the text label for the agency ID, not the underlying code.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__OtherTransactionAwardID__referencedIDVID__agencyID__name
Title
Agency Id Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/OtherTransactionAwardID/referencedIDVID/agencyID/name
Description
Human-readable name of the agency associated with the referenced IDV on an Other Transaction Award record. It is the text label for the agency ID, not the underlying code.
Business Meaning
This field identifies which federal agency issued the referenced IDV, allowing analysts to attribute award activity to the correct contracting organization. It is useful for market share analysis, agency-level sourcing patterns, and linkage between awards and parent vehicles.
Example Value
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Observed Non-Null Count
7,585

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Agency-level reporting and rollups
  • Validating the issuer of a referenced IDV
  • Displaying readable labels in dashboards and extracts

Common Mistakes

  • Using the label as a join key instead of the agency code
  • Assuming the value is standardized across all records without checking for spelling or abbreviation differences

Query Guidance

Select this field for presentation and descriptive grouping, but join and filter on the associated agency ID whenever possible. In SQL, normalize or de-duplicate cautiously because label variants may occur; prefer GROUP BY on the coded field and use MIN/MAX of this name only for display.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

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