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City

Human-readable city name for the place of performance ZIP code recorded in the Other Transaction IDV contract detail. It identifies the locality associated with where the work is expected to be performed, rather than the award office or vendor address.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: Place Of Performance
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__city
Title
City
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceZIPCode/city
Description
Human-readable city name for the place of performance ZIP code recorded in the Other Transaction IDV contract detail. It identifies the locality associated with where the work is expected to be performed, rather than the award office or vendor address.
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of where federal work is executed, including market concentration, regional spending patterns, and alignment between award location and performance location. It is useful for mapping activity, validating place-of-performance data, and summarizing awards by locality.
Example Value
REDMOND
Observed Non-Null Count
13,126

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__city
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceZIPCode/city
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/placeOfPerformance/placeOfPerformanceZIPCode/city' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__city'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • group awards by place-of-performance city
  • map procurement activity by locality
  • validate or enrich ZIP/state-based location analysis

Common Mistakes

  • confusing place of performance city with contractor headquarters city
  • assuming city values are standardized or unique

Query Guidance

Use this field as a dimension for grouping or filtering after trimming and normalizing case/spaces. For geographic reporting, join or compare it with ZIP code and state fields, and avoid using it as a key unless combined with other location attributes.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__city AS city
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__placeOfPerformance__placeOfPerformanceZIPCode__city IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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