3.4 KiB
3.4 KiB
Database: usaspending.db
NASA federal spending data from USAspending.gov. Each row is a single spending transaction (obligation or de-obligation) on a federal award.
Table: spending
One row per transaction. Multiple transactions can share the same award_id (an award's initial obligation plus subsequent modifications, amendments, and de-obligations).
Key columns:
award_id— unique award identifier (many transactions share one award_id)award_piid_fain— human-readable contract number (PIID) or assistance award number (FAIN)parent_award_piid— parent IDV contract number (links task orders to their contract vehicle; contracts only)award_type— 'contract', 'grant', 'idv', or 'other'action_date— date of this transaction (YYYY-MM-DD)fiscal_year— federal fiscal year (Oct-Sep; FY2024 = Oct 2023 - Sep 2024)federal_action_obligation— dollar amount of this transaction (can be negative for de-obligations)total_obligation— cumulative obligation for the entire award at time of this transactionbase_and_all_options_value— total potential ceiling value including unexercised options (contracts only)recipient_name— who received the fundsrecipient_parent_name— parent company (e.g., subsidiaries roll up; contracts only)recipient_state,recipient_city,recipient_country— recipient locationawarding_office— NASA center/office that made the award (e.g., 'GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER', 'JET PROPULSION LABORATORY')funding_office— NASA center/office providing funding (often same as awarding)naics_code,naics_description— industry classification (primarily for contracts)psc_code,psc_description— product/service classificationplace_of_performance_state,place_of_performance_city— where work is performedperiod_of_perf_start,period_of_perf_end— award period of performance dates (YYYY-MM-DD)extent_competed— competition level: 'Full and Open Competition', 'Not Competed', etc. (contracts only)type_of_set_aside— small business set-aside type: '8(a)', 'HUBZone', 'SDVOSB', etc. (contracts only)number_of_offers— number of offers received (contracts only)contract_pricing_type— pricing structure: 'Firm Fixed Price', 'Cost Plus', etc. (contracts only)business_types— recipient type for assistance: nonprofit, university, state govt, etc. (grants only)description— free-text description of the transaction
Common query patterns
-- Total spending by fiscal year
SELECT fiscal_year, SUM(federal_action_obligation) AS total
FROM spending GROUP BY fiscal_year ORDER BY fiscal_year;
-- Top recipients (roll up by parent company)
SELECT COALESCE(NULLIF(recipient_parent_name, ''), recipient_name) AS entity,
SUM(federal_action_obligation) AS total
FROM spending GROUP BY entity ORDER BY total DESC LIMIT 10;
-- Spending by award type
SELECT award_type, COUNT(*), SUM(federal_action_obligation) AS total
FROM spending GROUP BY award_type;
-- Competitive vs sole-source contracts
SELECT extent_competed, COUNT(DISTINCT award_id) AS awards,
SUM(federal_action_obligation) AS total
FROM spending WHERE award_type = 'contract'
GROUP BY extent_competed ORDER BY total DESC;
-- Spending by NASA center
SELECT awarding_office, SUM(federal_action_obligation) AS total
FROM spending GROUP BY awarding_office ORDER BY total DESC;