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State

Two-letter state code for the location of the primary consortia member associated with the Other Transaction IDV. It identifies the U.S. state tied to that organization’s address, using a standardized abbreviation such as MI.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__state
Title
State
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/state
Description
Two-letter state code for the location of the primary consortia member associated with the Other Transaction IDV. It identifies the U.S. state tied to that organization’s address, using a standardized abbreviation such as MI.
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of consortia participation, vendor concentration, and regional distribution of contracting activity. Analysts use it to map where primary consortia members are based, compare state-level participation patterns, and assess whether awards are concentrated in particular jurisdictions.
Example Value
MI
Observed Non-Null Count
294

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • State-level distribution of primary consortia members
  • Geographic filtering for regional procurement analysis
  • Joining to a state reference or lookup table

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the value is a full state name instead of a code
  • Using it as the location of the award rather than the consortia member

Query Guidance

Select and group by this code when analyzing geography, and left join to a state lookup for readable output. Use COALESCE or NULL checks to handle missing values, and filter on exact code matches for state-based slices.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__state AS state
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__state IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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