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Non Traditional Government Contractor Participation

A coded contract-data attribute indicating whether the other transaction IDV involves participation by nontraditional government contractors. The value is typically an abbreviation or code rather than a free-text narrative, so it should be treated as a categorical indicator tied to the FPDS record.

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__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation
Title
Non Traditional Government Contractor Participation
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/contractData/nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation
Description
A coded contract-data attribute indicating whether the other transaction IDV involves participation by nontraditional government contractors. The value is typically an abbreviation or code rather than a free-text narrative, so it should be treated as a categorical indicator tied to the FPDS record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards that meet or approach nontraditional contractor participation objectives, which is relevant for assessing OT usage, innovation-oriented acquisition patterns, and compliance with statutory or policy-driven participation goals. It supports segmentation of IDVs by contractor composition and can be used to evaluate whether the government is reaching nontraditional suppliers in other transaction activity.
Example Value
NSP
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter other transaction IDVs by participation status
  • Group awards to compare nontraditional contractor involvement across periods or agencies
  • Support compliance or portfolio reporting on innovative acquisition activity

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the code as a narrative description instead of a categorical value
  • Assuming missing or unrecognized codes mean no participation

Query Guidance

Use exact-code filters or CASE mappings after validating the code list, for example `WHERE nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation = 'NSP'`. When aggregating, group by the raw code and, if available, join to the corresponding description table or decode values to avoid misclassification.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation AS non_traditional_government_contractor_participation
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__nonTraditionalGovernmentContractorParticipation IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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