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Country Code

Code that identifies the country associated with the vendor's site location in the award record. It is a coded geographic identifier for the vendor location, not a free-text country name.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode
Title
Country Code
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/countryCode
Description
Code that identifies the country associated with the vendor's site location in the award record. It is a coded geographic identifier for the vendor location, not a free-text country name.
Business Meaning
This field supports analysis of domestic versus foreign vendor presence, geographic sourcing patterns, and compliance or risk reviews tied to vendor location. It is useful for understanding where vendors are registered or operating from in Other Transaction Awards.
Example Value
USA
Observed Non-Null Count
38,882

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/countryCode
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/countryCode' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Segment awards by domestic versus foreign vendor location
  • Map vendor geographic distribution
  • Filter awards by vendor country for compliance or sourcing analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the code is the same as the vendor's legal nationality or ultimate parent country
  • Joining to country names without validating the code system used in the source data

Query Guidance

Use in WHERE clauses, GROUP BYs, and joins to a country reference table after validating the code set. If values are abbreviated, normalize them before analysis and avoid treating null or placeholder codes as valid country assignments.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode AS country_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__countryCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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