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Contracting Office Agency Id Name

Human-readable name for the contracting office agency recorded in an Other Transaction IDV purchaser record. It is the label paired to the underlying agency identifier, such as a department or component name like "DEPT OF THE ARMY".

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name
Title
Contracting Office Agency Id Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeAgencyID/name
Description
Human-readable name for the contracting office agency recorded in an Other Transaction IDV purchaser record. It is the label paired to the underlying agency identifier, such as a department or component name like "DEPT OF THE ARMY".
Business Meaning
This field identifies which federal agency or organizational entity is associated with the contracting office responsible for the purchase action. Analysts use it to group obligations, compare agency-level activity, and validate that the purchaser information aligns with the recorded contracting authority.
Example Value
DEPT OF THE ARMY
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeAgencyID/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeAgencyID/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Agency-level reporting and rollups
  • Validating purchaser organization names against agency IDs
  • Filtering transactions by contracting office organization

Common Mistakes

  • Using the label as a join key instead of the agency ID
  • Assuming all name variants represent distinct agencies

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, grouping, or filtering by agency name, but join and de-duplicate on the associated contracting office agency ID when available. In SQL, normalize text for case and spacing if comparing names, and prefer code-based fields for relational logic.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name AS contracting_office_agency_id_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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