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Extent Competed

Human-readable label describing the extent to which the Other Transaction IDV was competed. This field records the competition status or level indicated in the FPDS award data, often as a coded or abbreviated value such as "H".

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: Competition
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__competition__extentCompeted
Title
Extent Competed
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/competition/extentCompeted
Description
Human-readable label describing the extent to which the Other Transaction IDV was competed. This field records the competition status or level indicated in the FPDS award data, often as a coded or abbreviated value such as "H".
Business Meaning
This field is used to assess how the transaction was sourced and whether competition was present, limited, or absent. It supports analysis of acquisition strategy, competition compliance, and trends in competitive versus noncompetitive awards.
Example Value
H
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__competition__extentCompeted
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/competition/extentCompeted
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/competition/extentCompeted' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__competition__extentCompeted'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Competition and sole-source analysis

Common Usage

  • Competition rate analysis
  • Identifying noncompetitive awards
  • Segmenting awards by sourcing method

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field contains a full narrative explanation rather than a code or label
  • Aggregating values without first normalizing or decoding abbreviations

Query Guidance

Use this field in GROUP BY, CASE, or WHERE clauses after normalizing coded values to analytic categories. For SQL reporting, map observed codes to meaningful buckets and validate against paired descriptions or reference data before calculating competition metrics.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__competition__extentCompeted AS extent_competed
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__competition__extentCompeted IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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