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Phone No

Vendor location phone number recorded in the award’s vendor site details. It is a string attribute that stores the contact number for the specific vendor location associated with the transaction.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__phoneNo
Title
Phone No
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/phoneNo
Description
Vendor location phone number recorded in the award’s vendor site details. It is a string attribute that stores the contact number for the specific vendor location associated with the transaction.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify and validate the contact information tied to the awarded vendor location. It can support vendor matching, outreach, data quality checks, and analysis of whether awards are linked to consistent or geographically distinct vendor sites.
Example Value
2024664211
Observed Non-Null Count
38,564

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Vendor contact validation
  • Duplicate or entity-resolution checks across vendor site records
  • Filtering awards by vendor site contact details

Common Mistakes

  • Using the phone number as a unique vendor identifier
  • Comparing raw formatted strings without normalization

Query Guidance

Use string cleaning in SQL to standardize phone values before matching or grouping, for example by removing non-numeric characters. Filter nulls and blank values explicitly, and avoid joining on this field unless it is paired with stronger vendor identifiers and location keys.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__phoneNo AS phone_no
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__phoneNo IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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