Statutory exception to fair opportunity attribute
The SAM.gov Contract Data exception or fair-opportunity treatment reported for an order under a multiple-award vehicle.
- Type:
string | null - Value set: Enum
- Data types: Federal contract award, Federal contract IDV
- Fields:
statutory_exception_to_fair_opportunity
Fair opportunity is the ordering rule that generally gives eligible multiple-award vehicle holders a chance to be considered for a task or delivery order. This SAM.gov Contract Data field reports the statutory exception or limited-source treatment when that rule was not used, or confirms that fair opportunity was given.
Values
GovTribe normalizes statutory exception codes into customer-facing labels.
Urgency: The source reports an urgent-need exception.Only One Source: The source reports that only one source was available.Follow-on Action to Initial Competitive Action: The action followed an earlier competitive action.Other Statutory Authority: Another statutory authority was reported.Fair Opportunity Given: The source reports that fair opportunity was provided.Competitive Set Aside: The action used a competitive set-aside exception.Sole Source: The action used a sole-source exception.Minimum Guarantee: The action was tied to a minimum guarantee.Limited Sources: The action used a limited-sources exception.Single Source: The action was limited to a single source.
Observed usage
Data from May 2025 - May 2026.
| Value | Federal Contract Award |
|---|---|
Not listed | 3,146,551 (79.5%) |
Fair Opportunity Given | 728,943 (18.4%) |
Follow-on Action to Initial Competitive Action | 34,506 (0.9%) |
Competitive Set Aside | 31,499 (0.8%) |
Only One Source | 8,390 (0.2%) |
Minimum Guarantee | 3,256 (<0.1%) |
Other Statutory Authority | 1,627 (<0.1%) |
Limited Sources | 1,007 (<0.1%) |
Urgency | 949 (<0.1%) |
Sole Source | 404 (<0.1%) |
Single Source | 267 (<0.1%) |