Federal agency attribute
A federal agency connected to a procurement, grant, program, forecast, or workspace record.
- Type:
relationship - Relationship data type: Federal agency
- Data types: DOD acquisition program, Federal contract award, Federal contract IDV, Federal contract opportunity, Federal contract sub-award, Federal contract vehicle, Federal contract vehicle opportunity, Federal contract vehicle subcategory, Federal forecast, Federal grant award, Federal grant opportunity, Federal grant program, Federal transaction, GAO bid protest, Pursuit, Service Contract Inventory record
- Fields:
federal_agency,contracting_federal_agency,funding_federal_agency,funding_federal_agencies
Notes
- On federal contract award and federal contract IDV records,
contracting_federal_agencyidentifies the procurement or awarding agency, whilefunding_federal_agencyidentifies the agency whose requirement and funding are tied to the record. - These agencies often match, but they can differ when one agency uses another agency's contracting office, acquisition service, vehicle, or ordering channel.
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