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Description of Contract Requirement

Free-text description of the requirement covered by the Other Transaction IDV contract record. It captures the human-readable statement of what the procurement action is intended to satisfy, such as a scope, deliverable, or funding-related requirement note.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__descriptionOfContractRequirement
Title
Description of Contract Requirement
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/contractData/descriptionOfContractRequirement
Description
Free-text description of the requirement covered by the Other Transaction IDV contract record. It captures the human-readable statement of what the procurement action is intended to satisfy, such as a scope, deliverable, or funding-related requirement note.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts understand the substantive purpose of the agreement when code fields alone are too coarse. It is useful for classifying obligation intent, distinguishing similar awards, and supporting text-based review of procurement activity at the requirement level.
Example Value
DD254 REVISION, INCREMENTAL FUNDING FOR ALIN 2001
Observed Non-Null Count
13,413

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • keyword search for requirement scope
  • manual review of award purpose
  • text-based categorization of procurement activity

Common Mistakes

  • treating the description as a standardized code
  • using raw text for exact grouping without normalization

Query Guidance

Use LIKE, ILIKE, full-text search, or regex filters for keyword analysis, and avoid relying on exact equality except for known fixed phrases. For reporting, normalize text externally or join to coded fields when available; when the field is null, do not infer the requirement from other free-text fields unless your methodology explicitly allows it.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__descriptionOfContractRequirement AS description_of_contract_requirement
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__descriptionOfContractRequirement IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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