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Primary Consortia Member Name

Human-readable name of the primary member in a consortia arrangement tied to an Other Transaction IDV record. This field identifies the lead consortia participant as recorded in the contract detail.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: General
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaMemberName
Title
Primary Consortia Member Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaMemberName
Description
Human-readable name of the primary member in a consortia arrangement tied to an Other Transaction IDV record. This field identifies the lead consortia participant as recorded in the contract detail.
Business Meaning
It helps analysts identify which organization is being treated as the primary consortia participant in award structures that involve multiple members. This is useful for vendor profiling, entity consolidation, and understanding how complex OT arrangements are organized.
Example Value
CONSORTIUM MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
Observed Non-Null Count
286

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Identify the lead organization in a consortia-based OT award
  • Group awards by apparent primary consortia member for vendor analysis
  • Review consortium composition alongside award structure details

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the name is a stable unique key across records
  • Using it alone to consolidate vendors without normalization or crosswalks

Query Guidance

Select and group by this field only for descriptive reporting. For joins or deduplication, use it with any available IDs or canonical vendor fields, and normalize text with trimming and case handling when comparing values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaMemberName AS primary_consortia_member_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaMemberName IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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