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Contractor Name

Human-readable contractor name recorded on the Other Transaction IDV contract detail. This field identifies the vendor or award recipient associated with the record, and it serves as the descriptive label rather than a code.

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__vendor__contractorName
Title
Contractor Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/contractorName
Description
Human-readable contractor name recorded on the Other Transaction IDV contract detail. This field identifies the vendor or award recipient associated with the record, and it serves as the descriptive label rather than a code.
Business Meaning
This field is used to identify which entity received or is tied to the Other Transaction IDV, supporting vendor analysis, award tracking, and aggregation by contractor name. It helps analysts link procurement actions to organizations when studying award concentration, spending patterns, or recipient performance.
Example Value
RTX BBN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Observed Non-Null Count
86

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Grouping awards by vendor name
  • Joining to contractor reference or entity tables
  • Reviewing recipient names on Other Transaction IDVs

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the name is standardized or unique across records
  • Using it alone for precise entity matching without a vendor identifier

Query Guidance

Select and group by this field for descriptive reporting, but normalize or deduplicate before aggregation. When possible, join on a stable vendor ID and use this field only as the display name or fallback label.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__contractorName AS contractor_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__contractorName IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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