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Registration Date

Date the vendor’s registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) record was recorded. It captures when the site-level registration became effective in the FPDS vendor site details.

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__ccrRegistrationDetails__registrationDate
Title
Registration Date
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/ccrRegistrationDetails/registrationDate
Description
Date the vendor’s registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) record was recorded. It captures when the site-level registration became effective in the FPDS vendor site details.
Business Meaning
This date helps analysts assess whether an award was made to a registered vendor and supports compliance, supplier eligibility, and timeline analysis around award execution. It is useful for understanding vendor onboarding timing, registration currency, and relationships between registration status and procurement outcomes.
Example Value
2001-05-21 00:00:00
Observed Non-Null Count
38,882

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Checking whether vendor registration existed before award date
  • Grouping awards by registration month or year
  • Filtering records for supplier eligibility or compliance analyses

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing registration date with expiration date or last renewal date
  • Parsing the value as a text label instead of a datetime field

Query Guidance

Cast or parse the string to a date/datetime type before comparisons or aggregations. Use it in joins and filters with award dates, and apply NULL handling for records where registration information is missing or not reported.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__ccrRegistrationDetails__registrationDate AS registration_date
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__ccrRegistrationDetails__registrationDate IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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