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Total Base and All Options Value

Monetary value representing the total value of the base award plus all option years or option quantities for an Other Transaction IDV record. It reflects the full contractual value as reported in FPDS for the instrument, not just the initial base amount.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: Total Dollar Values
Data Type: numeric
Semantic Type: financial
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue
Title
Total Base and All Options Value
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/totalDollarValues/totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue
Description
Monetary value representing the total value of the base award plus all option years or option quantities for an Other Transaction IDV record. It reflects the full contractual value as reported in FPDS for the instrument, not just the initial base amount.
Business Meaning
This field supports obligation and spending analysis, market sizing, and comparisons of award magnitude across Other Transaction IDVs. Analysts use it to estimate the maximum reported value of a contract vehicle when options are considered, which is important for portfolio review and procurement planning.
Example Value
1607966.89
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Spending aggregation and trend analysis

Common Usage

  • Rank Other Transaction IDVs by reported total value
  • Filter awards above a spending threshold
  • Compare base-plus-options value across agencies, vendors, or time periods

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing reported total contract value with obligated dollars
  • Summing parent and child records in a way that double counts the same value

Query Guidance

Use as a numeric field in SELECT, WHERE, and ORDER BY clauses for value-based analysis. When aggregating, deduplicate at the appropriate award key or latest-version record, and handle nulls explicitly with COALESCE only when your methodology requires substituting zero for missing values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue AS total_base_and_all_options_value
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Aggregate total

SELECT
    sum(content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue) AS total_value
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue IS NOT NULL

Distribution overview

SELECT
    min(content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue) AS min_value,
    avg(content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue) AS avg_value,
    max(content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue) AS max_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalBaseAndAllOptionsValue IS NOT NULL

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.