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Solicitation Procedures Description

Human-readable text that describes the solicitation procedures used for the action. It is the descriptive label paired with the coded FPDS solicitation procedures value for the Other Transaction IDV competition record.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__competition__solicitationProcedures__description
Title
Solicitation Procedures Description
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/competition/solicitationProcedures/description
Description
Human-readable text that describes the solicitation procedures used for the action. It is the descriptive label paired with the coded FPDS solicitation procedures value for the Other Transaction IDV competition record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret the competition method applied to an Other Transaction IDV without relying only on the underlying code. It supports review of procurement approach, competition practices, and compliance patterns across awards.
Example Value
PROGRAM SOLICITATION
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Interpreting the coded solicitation procedures value
  • Grouping awards by competition method
  • Validating coded values against human-readable labels

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the description as a separate business category from the code
  • Filtering on the description text when the code is the more stable join or grouping key

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, validation, and text-based review, but prefer the paired solicitation procedures code for aggregation and joins. In SQL, select both the code and description together, and use the description to confirm that the code maps to the expected solicitation method.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__competition__solicitationProcedures__description AS solicitation_procedures_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__competition__solicitationProcedures__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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