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User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide i i i
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
USER'S GUIDE
CD Publising, Inc. February 1994
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide ii ii ii
IMPORTANT
Information contained on this disc is subject to change without notice
and does not represent a commitment on the part of CD Publishing, Inc.
The software and data are furnished under the license agreement stated
in this document. The software used to display menuing and
search/retrieval may be used and copied only under the terms of this
agreement. The purchaser may make one copy of this software for backup
purposes.
Copyrights and Trademarks
Government Spending 1.0 is a trademark of CD Publishing, Inc. The
CDPMenu 1.0 software is the licensed property of CD Publishing, Inc.
and is copyrighted 1994 by CD Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.
Government Spending 1.0 User's Guide, copyrighted 1994 by CD
Publishing, Inc.
IBM and AT are registered trademarks, and PC and PC/XT are registered
trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
GEnie is a registered trademark of General Electric Information
Services.
CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe.
Microsoft, Microsoft Extensions CD, and Microsoft Windows are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
HP, Laserjet, and Deskjet are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard
Company.
Cover art copyrighted New Vision Technologies, Inc.
The Government Spending User's Guide , software or portions thereof
may not be reproduced in any form whatsoever (except as permitted
within the license agreement) without the written permission of CD
Publishing, Inc.
Correspondence concerning the Government Spending disc and
documentation should be directed to CD Publishing, Inc., 4960 Wolf
Creek Trail, Flower Mound, TX. 75028-1954.
Printed February 1994 in the USA.
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License
CD Publishing, Inc. hereby grants you a license to use the CD-ROM and
the CDP software in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement.
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide iii iii iii
The CDP Software may not be copied and may only be loaded onto a
single computer at any given time. The CDP Software many not be placed
on a local area network unless you have a separate network license
from CD Publishing, Inc.
Notwithstanding your ownership of the physical media on which the
software is stored, this Agreement does not grant you any ownership
interest in or to the software itself. You may transfer this license
to any subsequent purchaser of the physical CD-ROM, provided you
notify CD Publishing, Inc. in writing.
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide iv iv iv
Limited Warranty
CD Publishing, Inc. warrants the physical CD-ROM and accompanying
documentation to be free from defects in material and workmanship for
a period of sixty (60) days from date of purchase (the "Warranty
Period"). CD Publishing, Inc. will replace this CD-ROM , if defective,
provided that it is returned, postage prepaid, to CD Publishing, Inc.
within the Warranty Period and CD Publishing, Inc. confirms that the
defect existed at the time you purchased it and was not caused by
misuse or abuse.
CD Publishing's entire liability to you, and your exclusive remedy for
breach of this Limited Warranty shall be limited to replacement of
defective CD-ROM(s) or documentation and shall not include or extend
to claim for or right to recover any other damages, including but not
limited to, loss of profit, data, or use of the software, or special
incidental, or consequential damages or other claims, even if CDP has
been specifically advised of the possibility of such damages. In no
event will CDP's liability for any damages to you or any other person
ever exceed the lower of suggested list price or actual price you paid
for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the
claim.
THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, AND
CD PUBLISHING EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have
other legal rights that may vary from state to state. Some states do
not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, or the
limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts, so some of the above
may not apply.
Governing Law and General Provisions
This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed by the
laws of the State of Texas. If any provision of this Agreement is
found void or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the
balance of this Agreement, which shall remain valid and enforceable
according to it's terms. If any remedy provided is determined to have
failed of it's essential purpose, all limitations of liability and
exclusions of damages set forth in the Limited Warranty shall remain
in full force and effect. This Agreement may only be modified in
writing signed by you and an authorized officer of CD Publishing. Use,
duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government of the computer
software and documentation in this package shall be subject to the
restricted rights applicable to commercial computer software (under
DFARS 52.227-7013). All rights not specifically granted in this
Agreement are reserved by CD Publishing, Inc.
Mail Order Refund Policy
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide v v v
For mail order sales using credit cards, purchaser may return the
product(s) in it's original condition within 15 days of purchase for
full refund of the CD-ROM cost, less shipping and handling charges. If
return is necessary, purchaser must include written statement with
returned merchandise stating they have not copied or used any portion
of the software or data contained on the disc.
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide vi vi vi
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide vii vii vii
Preface
CD Publishing, Inc. is proud to present Government Spending. The
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act required the establishment of
a computer database for collecting, developing, and disseminating data
to Congress, the executive branch, and to the private sector. This
disc represents a collection of data on purchases by the federal
government. Over 63 agencies are represented in this data covering 61
States and outlying areas plus multiple foreign countries.
Our intent of distributing this data to the private sector was to
assist businesses in recognizing opportunities for future sales and to
provide others with a better understanding of how our federal
government is spending our money. Although this data represents prior
sales, we feel you can learn significant information about government
buying habits and competitive bidding by viewing past records. CD
Publishing, Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy of any of the data
distributed on this disc. As with all data, errors in recording,
filing, and retrieval are possible. This disc does not represent all
purchases made by the federal government. It does represent the data
the Federal Procurement Data Center collects and reports.
If you have any comments please send us a letter. We consider all
suggestions as we strive to maintain the highest level of quality
products and services, at reasonable prices. Thank you for your
support of CD Publishing, Inc.
Sincerely,
Larry Nelson
President
CD Publishing, Inc.
4960 Wolf Creek Trail
Flower Mound, TX 75028-1954
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide viii viii viii
User's Guide User's Guide User's Guide ix ix ix
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Assistance...............................................1
Customer Service............................................1
Getting Started..................................................4
Checking Your System Configuration..........................4
Installation................................................4
Installation Notes:.........................................4
Running CDPMenu and Government Spending.....................5
CDP GS(Government Spending) Directory Structure.............5
Introduction: Government Spending................................6
Browsing The Database............................................9
Why Use "Browse"............................................9
File Specifications.........................................9
Free Form Query / Export Report..................................12
Preparing A Report Query....................................12
Building A Report Query.....................................12
Printing Your Reports.......................................21
Sample Search Routines...........................................23
Contract Offices You Can Contact............................23
Who Might The Competition Be?...............................27
What Is Your Competition Doing?.............................30
Government Spending Fieldnames and Definitions...................33
ICAR File:..................................................33
Reporting Agency.......................................33
Contract Number........................................33
Modification Number....................................33
Contracting Office Order Number........................33
Contracting Office.....................................33
Action Date............................................34
Type of Data Entry.....................................34
Report Period..........................................34
Kind of Contract Action................................34
Dollars Obligated or Deobligated This Action...........34
Type of Obligation.....................................34
Principle Product or Service...........................36
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Principle Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code
.......................................................36
Advisory and Assistance Services Award.................36
Contractor Name........................................36
Contractor Establishment Code..........................36
Principal Place of Performance.........................36
Contract For Foreign Government or International
Organization...........................................37
Tariff or Regulated....................................37
Number of Bidders Offering Foreign Items...............37
Buy American Act Percent Difference....................37
Country of Manufacture.................................37
Synopsis Of Procurement Prior To Award.................37
Type of Contract or Modification.......................38
CICA Applicability.....................................38
Solicitation Procedures................................38
Authority for Other Than Full and Open Competition.....38
Number of Offers Received..............................40
Extent Competed........................................40
Type of Contractor.....................................40
Woman Owned Small Business.............................40
Preference Program.....................................40
SubContracting Plan....................................40
Subject to Labor Statutes..............................41
Estimated Contract Completion Date.....................41
Demonstration Test Program.............................41
Emerging Small Business................................41
Emerging Small Business Reserve Award..................41
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Size of Small Business.................................42
Optional Reported Data Elements........................42
ICAR Status............................................43
Vendor/Contractor File:.....................................43
Contractor Establishment Code..........................43
Contractor's Name......................................43
Vendor Street Address..................................43
City...................................................43
State..................................................43
Zipcode................................................43
Product Service Information File:...........................43
Product Service Code...................................43
Product Service Name...................................43
Standard Industrical Classification Code File:..............44
SIC Codes..............................................44
SIC Name...............................................44
DOD System Code File:.......................................44
Rollup Agency Code.....................................44
Rollup Agency Name.....................................44
Department of Defense System Code......................44
Department of Defense System Name......................44
Contracting Office's File:..................................44
Reporting Agency.......................................44
Contracting Office.....................................44
Contracting Office Name................................44
Adress 1...............................................45
Address 2..............................................45
Address 3..............................................45
City...................................................45
State..................................................45
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Zipcode................................................45
Country................................................45
APPENDIX A:......................................................47
State Abbreviations and Numeric codes.......................47
APPENDIX B:......................................................49
Country Codes and Abbreviations.............................49
APPENDIX C:......................................................51
Reporting Agency Code and Name..............................51
APPENDIX D:......................................................53
Search Formulas.............................................53
INDEX............................................................56
User's Guide 1
Getting Assistance
Customer Service
CDP provides free assistance for all our current products. In order to
receive support you must fill out the registration card included with
your purchase and return it to CDP. If you have just purchased the
product, our service representative will ask you the registration
information so you are registered in our database.
Check these items before calling for service:
1. Are you able to duplicate the problem at will? Write down the
steps you had taken to get to the point where you encountered the
problem.
2. Have you read the User's Guide and help files we provided with
the disc?
If you are unable to resolve your problem please contact our customer
service group. Our office hours of operation are from 8am-5pm CST,
Monday through Friday.
You may contact customer service in one of five ways:
1. GEnie
GEnie is the preferred method. GEnie is an online service available
through General Electric Information Services that can be accessed via
a modem. You can send mail directly to CDP through GEnie . CDP will
send you a return response within 24 hours. Please address all
correspondence to: Mail CDP. You will find GEnie allows easy, fast,
and inexpensive access. If you would like a GEnie account, please
contact them at 1-800-638-9636.
2. CompuServe
CompuServe is a second way to communicate with us. You may address
all correspondence to account # 70702,43. CDP's reponse will be sent
out within 48 hours.
3. FAX
Faxing us your questions is quick and easy. Send faxes to 214-394-0338
day or night and we will reply within 24 hours.
4. Telephone
You may contact us by telephone. You may call 214-724-0023 M-F, 8am-
5pm CST.
5. Mail
Due to the delays in mail correspondence, we do not recommend sending
any support questions by mail. If you would like to comment on our
User's Guide 2
products please write CD Publishing, Inc. 4960 Wolf Creek Trail,
Flower Mound, TX. 75028-1954.
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User's Guide 4
Getting Started
Checking Your System Configuration
A simple test program is loaded on this CD which enables you to check
the programs system requirements with your system's configuration. Run
this test program first!
Our examples use the letter "G" to represent the CD-ROM drive
identifier
C:\> G:CDPTEST (return)
C:\> Exit (return)
Read the information on the screen defining your system variables. The
last statement will tell you if your system will run this CD-ROM
title. Lack of sufficent memory and Temp variable not being set are
the two most common problems. The Temp Variable problem is discussed
later in this section. Too low of memory must be fixed by you.
Installation
This disc is managed by a proprietary piece of software called
CDPMenu. When using a CDP disc for the first time you will need to
install CDPMenu before using the data on the CD-ROM. CDPMenu is
designed to install itself and any future CDP programs. To install
place your Government Spending disc into the CD-ROM drive; at the DOS
prompt type: C:\> G:CDPMENU
The system will start installing itself. You are prompted to answer
the following questions.
1. CDPMenu was not previously installed. Select "OK" to install or
"CANCEL" to abort.
2. What directory should CDPMenu install to? Press "ENTER" to accept
the default.
3. CDPMenu has determined that you need an environment variable set in
your "Autoexec.bat" File. CDPMenu will update your "Autoexec.bat" for
you. Select your option from below:
At this point you will be prompted to reboot your system in order to
save the config.sys and exe.bat file changes you have just completed.
You are given the option of reviewing your installation log. If you
wish to review the log press "OK" when prompted. CDPMenu is now
installed. It should not be necessary to re-install CDPMenu again in
order to run any of CDP's CD-ROM discs.
Special note: If you should have to re-install CDPMenu at a later
date, the installation process will overwrite your saved Government
Spending report queries.
Installation Notes:
If you are installing onto floppies instead of a hard drive, the
floppies used must be empty and of the high density variety.
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If you have previously installed CDPMenu and it is asking you
about installation, check for the following line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file: SET CDP=\CDP\ If CDPMenu does not find this variable, it
will assume the program is not installed.
If running on a network, map all your drives before starting
CDPMenu. Changing drive mappings from the DOSShell will not be sensed
by CDPMenu.
If you receive the following message: "Unable to determine
writable area or directory for swap files. Use/S<SwapDir> or /? to
specify swap directory or to obtain help. CDPMenu Aborting." This
indicates CDPMenu or one of the other programs is unable to determine
a writeable directory for it's swapfiles. Specify a hard disk
directory or high density floppy drive (i.e. Set TEMP=C:\TEMP) in
your autoexec.bat. Then reboot and rerun CDPMenu from the CDROM.
Running CDPMenu and Government Spending
From the DOS prompt, change to the CDP directory (or the one you
defined) and type "CDPMenu". The "Title and Credit" screen should be
seen on your monitor. From the "Title and Credit" screen you will move
to the main menu screen. You will have three choices: FILE, BROWSE,
and HELP. In order to access Government Spending select "Browse" and
select "Packages" by pressing "Enter". You now have a choice of
selecting one of three packages:
1. CDP Government Spending Database (CDPGS) Q1-3 FY92 Data
2. CDP Government Spending Database (CDPGS93) Q4 FY92 - Q3 FY93 Data
3. GEnie's Communicaton Program Aladdin
The CDPMenu allows you to use multiple CDP discs without exiting this
program. Each CDP update disc released will be listed as another
package from which to choose. Highlight the package you wish to use
and press "Enter". If you have selected a package which is not
presently in your CD-ROM drive, you will be prompted to insert the
appropriate disc into your drive. At this point you can either "View"
the database or you can "View" our documentation. You are now ready to
search the Federal Procurement Database. Congratulations!
For those of you wishing to use GEnie for customer support, you will
find the programs on our disc needed to initiate and install this
application. Select GEine's Communication Program from your package
menu in order to receive more information on this process.
CDP GS(Government Spending) Directory Structure
\ Root Directory, contains the CDPMenu Programs
\CDP\ Contains the data files and installation scripts
\GS\ Government Spending databases
\Aladdin\ Aladdin Program files
\CDPDOC\ CDPMenu documentation
User's Guide 6
Introduction: Government Spending
This database has numerous uses to you and your business, and for
researching procurement activities within our federal government.
However, the information you retrieve is only as good as the search
criteria you use. When working with a database of this size be
selective and plan your search ahead of time. Know what information
you want to show on reports, and what information you want to search
by. These pieces of information are normally different. There will
always be at least one primary search routine which can narrow the
data down considerably. In order for you to have fast searches, it is
your job to locate this primary search field. Before starting your
searches remember these six important points:
1. First use the "Browse" function to review the potential
reportable data.
2. Be overly selective when it comes to creating search routines.
3. Uniqueness of an Individual Contract Action Report (ICAR) record
is only achieved by combining five fields.(Reporting Agency, Contract
Number, Modification Number, Contracting Office, and Order Number)
4. There are six files within the database. Select the file(s) which
best depicts the data you want to research.
5. Several hundred thousand ICAR records exist in the ICAR file.
Browsing this file becomes more efficient if you use key ranges within
this file. It is also possible to use key range limitations within the
other 5 files identifying certain records. Those records can then be
matched to the ICAR records quickly. (i.e. if you want to look at the
ICAR records who have SIC Codes of 3471-3479, you should browse the
SICode file and restrict the SICode to these limitations. Once the
restriction is made you can press "Enter" on any entry to see how many
matching ICARs there are. When you see the ICAR records you can
display or print the detail by pressing "Enter" again.
6. All files are set up so you can change the pre-defined sort
criteria. Use the "Keys" button to alter the default sort criteria.
An Individual Contract Action Report (ICAR) is the form which is
filled out for every purchase reported to the FPDC. There are 49
fields which can be completed on each form. (See Government Spending
Fieldnames and Definitions section for details of each field). When
browsing the database, you will have the ability to print an ICAR
record once you've identified a specific record. The printed ICAR
record is two pages long. If you have an ANSI device driver loaded you
can also use the "Print Screen" function to print information
displayed on the screen.
For sophisticated reporting we suggest utilizing the "Free Form
Query/Export Report". This allows you to systematically create a
defined report which fits your specification. The "Free Form
Query/Export Report" allows you to continue constricting your search
by keying elements within both files and fields. Use Boolean querys to
allow easy search definitions as you build your reports. For extremely
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complex reports, we suggest using Paradox. You can find these report
options when you define your report type (screen shown after selecting
"New Report").
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Throughout the database some fields within some records are left
blank. Depending on the field, it may not need an entry or the
information wasn't entered by the reporting agency. In some cases,
fields are left blank for security reasons which are defined by our
federal government. Whatever information remains in those records you
are free to use. All information is reported by the individual
agencies. CDP does not alter or restrict any of the data you see.
User's Guide 9
Browsing The Database
Why Use "Browse"
To better understand what information you want to report on, you
should first browse the database. Government Spending offers 6
different files and over 60 fields to browse. Each file offers a vast
array of information leading you to eventually identify a selection of
ICAR records. The "Browse" function allows you to scope out the
eventual path used to create a report through the "Free Form
Query/Export Report" function. Once you know what data you want, use
the "Free Form Query/Export Report" to build your reports and save
them for future use.
The "Browse" function provides you a quick way to see how many records
are available for reporting. For example, you may want to search via
the Standard Industrical Classification Code (SICode) 5432 because
that's the industry you represent. By browsing the SICode file you key
in on that code and select it. This automatically tells you whether
there are any matching ICAR records. In fact, you are placed
immediately in the ICAR records. You are given an option to count the
total number of matching records. With this information you can print
the ICAR records or return to the "Browse" screens. The more you
browse for key search elements and selections, the less time it will
take to build your future reports.
Once you open a file to browse you can narrow in on your desired
selection by using the numeric or alpha key pad. Each file is sorted
by a default field. Most files are sorted in alphabetic order. At any
time during your browse you may type in a sequence of letters or
numbers to isolate your search. Example: While in the
Vendor/Contractor file you want to find Digital Equipment Corp. When
you open the vendor file it displays a alphabetical listing of the
vendors. At this point you could type "D", the letter will appear in a
few seconds below the contractor establishment code column, at the
same time the database will move to the first "D" vendor in the
database. You could have also typed "DIGITAL", this would have brought
you to the first vendor starting with the word DIGITAL. You could not
have typed "DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP." You may not insert a space while
typing a string of charactors. Once you have typed your initial
charactor string you will have to re-type it if you wish to alter it
in some way. This method of moving within the data is quick and easy.
The "up" and "down" arrow keys can also be used to move within the
database.
File Specifications
The Government Spending database is comprised of 6 separate, but not
totally unique files. Since the ICAR is the method of data input, it
is the largest file. The ICAR uses numeric, date, or alpha codes. To
interpret this information 5 other files were created. Fields such as
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Reporting Agency, City, State, Contracting Office all need tables to
translate the codes into English. Coded fields are the tying elements
between the different files.
Every file is tied to an ICAR record in some way. All files, except
ICAR, provide common names and address for coded fields within the
ICAR file.
Each file contains specific information designed to make your search
quicker and easier. The file names and contents are:
Vendor/Contractor - This file allows for variable search routines on 5
separate fields: Contractor Establishment Code (ContEstCode),
Contractor's Name (CIFVendorName), City (City), State (StateAbbr) and
Zipcode (Zipcode). Any of these fields may be used as the primary sort
field. Use the "Select Sort" button to change the pre-defined sort
criteria. The other field contained on this "Browse" screen is
(VendorStreet).
Product Service Information- In this file you receive information
pertaining to the Product Service Code (PrdServCode) used on the
contract and the actual name of the Product or Service (PSName).
Either field can be used as the sort criteria. The "Select Sort"
button will change the sort selection.
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SIC Codes - To select contracts based on the SIC codes defined on the
record, browse through this file. You can browse the screen by
scrolling through the numeric SIC Codes and browse the data based on
specific Standard Industrial Classification names. The "Select Sort"
button will change the sort selection.
DOD System Code - In this file you can search for contracts based on
the agencies the contracting offices report to (RollupAgency), the DOD
System code (DODSystemCod), or the DOD System name (DODSystemNam).
Contracting Offices - This file contains data on 11 different fields.
Seven of the fields can be used as the primary search criteria. These
fields are: Reporting Agency (RptAgency), Contract Office
(ContOffice), Contracting Office's Name (COName), City (City), State
(StateAbbr), Zipcode (ZipCode), and Country (CountryCode). Other
fields contained in this file are 3 different contractor's addresses
and the state name, not abbreviated.
ICAR (Individual Contract Action Report) - This is the all inclusive
file. More than 45 different fields are shown for each record. For a
specific definition of each data field see section titled "Government
Spending Fieldnames and Definitions". Searches done through the other
5 files links you to the ICAR files automatically. For printing
reports, the data will be taken from this file and captured in the
report format you define. The "Select Sort" button will change the
pre-defined sort criteria.
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Free Form Query / Export Report
Preparing A Report Query
To be efficient at creating good reports you must be disciplined.
Take time to prepare your report. This effort will save you countless
hours later. Follow the five steps listed below to help you obtain
data in the format you desire.
Five Steps to Report Query Success:
Step 1. Browse the data files to see what information you want to
report.
Step 2. On paper, draft what you want your final report to look
like, list headings.
Step 3. Under each heading, write the file and fieldnames where data
is located.
Step 4. Define your search and sort criteria. (The search criteria
will probably be fields you are not printing on your report).
Step 5. Prioritize search criteria from most selective to least
selective. (Your primary search field can be your biggest time saver).
These five steps will be used in our sample searches discussed later
in this chapter.
Building A Report Query
From the Government Spending main menu select "Free Form Query /
Export Report" and press "Enter" to accept. The screen which now
appears (Fig. 1) is the Main Menu for the "Free Form Query". Initially
you will only have two options, "New Query" and "Set Printer
Type/Port".
(Fig.1)
Free Form Query Main Menu
New Query
Set Printer Type/Port
Esc-Close Enter-Select Option
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Figure 2 displays all options available from this menu. The menu is
set up to only display those options which can be selected based on
the progression of your query.
(Fig. 2)
Free Form Query Main Menu
New Query Load Query
Select Fields Select Files Save Query As... Save Query
Create Computed Fields Clear Current Query
Setup Report Totals Rename Query
Specify Sort Criteria Delete Saved Query
Restrict Search Criteria
Specify Search Criteria Set Printer Type/Port
Report OptionsView Last Report
Generate Report/Export View Last Counts
Enter- Select Option ESC to Close
A brief description of each function follows:
- To initiate a query you must first highlight "New Query" New Query
and press "Enter". You will then be given a series of additional
screens. The first of these screens (Fig. 3) asks you to define what
type of query report you want to create. You are given five options:
Tabular Report- A column based report with fieldnames as headers.
This is the only type report which can utilize the "Setup Report
Totals" function. The print restrictions of this application allow for
only 132 columns (compressed).
Comma Delimited ASCII File- An excellent report for transporting data
to wordprocessing documents or spreadsheets. Basic ASCII code is
separated by commas.
Fixed Length ASCII File- Basic ASCII files which have predefined field
lengths.
Paradox V4.0 File- This creates files to run in Paradox V4.0.
Paradox V3.5 File- This creates files to run in Paradox V3.5.
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(Fig.3)
Report type
Tabular Report
Comma Delimited ASCII File
Fixed Length ASCII File
Paradox V3.5 File
Paradox V4.0 File
Enter- Select Report Type ESC to Close
Once the report type is defined, you are asked to name your report.
Names can be up to 30 characters. For any reports which are files you
will be asked to name the file. You are restricted to using the
standard eight (8) characters plus an extension. After naming the
report you are retuned to the main menu.
(Fig.4)
Selected Files Available Files
GSPSC GSVendor
GSSIC
GSCOffice
GSICAR
ESC to Close
F10-Continue Enter-Select Tab-Switch
Select Files- This is the first option available after creating a new
report. Figure 4 displays six files you can open. To access the
appropriate fieldnames, their corresponding files must be open. By
highlighting any file and pressing "Enter", the selected file moves to
the left side of the screen. The first file opened becomes the primary
file. Carefully select a file which has the data element which you can
use a "Key Range" limitation. The "Key Range" can only be used on the
primary file. Figure 5 depicts the screen after two files are
selected. "GSSIC" is the primary file as identified by the asterix.
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(Fig.5)
Selected Files Available Files
*GSICAR GSSIC GSPSC GSVendor
GSCOffice
ESC to Close
F10-Continue Enter-Select Tab-Switch
Select Fields- This selection only becomes available after you have
opened up the files. Highlight the fields you want included in your
report and press "Enter" to accept. The selections will move to the
left side of the screen. On the left side of the screen is the "File
Name", "Field Name", and "Print Option" (Fig. 6).
(Fig.6)
Selected Available
File Field Print File Field
GSSIC SICode Always GSICAR Dollars
GSSIC SIName Always GSICAR Obligation
GSICAR ContNumb Always GSICAR PrdServCode
GSICAR ICARVendName Always GSICAR DODClaimant
GSICAR DODSystemCod
GSICAR SICode
GSICAR AdvAsServAwd
Columns Used: 107
The "Print Option" will default to "Always", (meaning this field will
always print on your report). By pressing "Alt-P" you can choose which
print options you desire: "Always", "Never ", "Unique", or "Indent
Unique". "Unique" means it only prints the unique entries, no
duplicates show. If you wish to change the order of your selections
use "Alt-M". Simply highlight the field you want to move and press
"Alt-M". With the arrow keys move the highlight bar to the spot where
you want that field and press "Enter". The transiton move will ocurr.
Note at the bottom of this screen is a column count status tracking
the width of your report as you select different fields for printing.
If you exceed 80 characters, a window appears asking if you want
compressed printing. Once all fields are selected and print options
defined, press "F10" to continue.
Special note: This program allows for a maximum of 132 columns of
compressed printing. There is not a wrap feature in this version. It
will handle 245 columns of compressed printing if you have a 132
column printer.
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Create Computed Fields- A simple procedure where you can create your
own field by calculating variables within other fields. If you wanted
to calculate the field "Additional Dollars Spent" which calculates the
additional dollars the government spent in order to buy an American
made product create an expression like this:
(GSICAR Dollars - (GSICAR Dollars/(GSICAR BuyAmerican + 1)))
This expression uses two defined fields, "Dollars" and "BuyAmerican".
It calculates a new field which you name. Defining the file name
within the equation is only necessary if you have identical fieldnames
in different files, such as State, City, and Zipcode.
(Fig.7)
Group File Field Total Type
Grand GSSIC SICode
GSSIC SIName
GSICAR ContNumb Count
GSICAR ICARVendName
ESC to close
F10-continue Enter-Edit Del-Delete
Setup Report Totals- Allows the user to create totals for the
different colums in their report (Fig. 7). This function can only be
used when "Tabular Report" is selected. There are six Types of totals:
, Count Summation , Average, Minimum, Maximum, and Standard Deviation.
Each file and fieldname will be defined along with any groups you have
setup. Highlight the selection you want totaled and press "Enter".
(Fig.8)
Group File Field Total Type
Type:
Picture: Grand GSSIC SICode
Condition: GSSIC SIName
GSICAR ContNumb Count
GSICAR ICARVendName
Esc-Cancel F10-Continue F2-Total Type F3-Formulas
Another screen (Fig. 8) will appear. It asks you to identify the Type,
and Condition Picture, . The 6 types are listed above. For Picture you
have the standard options:
# means numeric H means hours
a means alpha or numeric M means month
characters D means day
9 means numeric only Y means year
X means convert all text to
upper case
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(Fig.9)
Selected Available
File Field Order Group File Field
GSICAR ICARVendName Ascending GSSIC SICode
GSICAR ContNumb Ascending GSSIC SIName
F10-Continue Enter-Select/Remove Tab-Switch Alt-M Move
Alt-O Order Alt-G Group
The Condition box allows you to define an expression to control your
totals, such as >, <, or =.
Specify Sort Criteria- On the right side of the screen, are the fields
previously selected (Fig.9). In priority order, select the fields you
want to have your report sorted by. Move through the fieldnames with
the arrow keys and highlight the desired fields. By pressing "Enter"
the field moves to the left side of the screen where you are asked to
decide if you want the field sorted in ascending or descending order.
Use "Alt-O" to change the order. On this screen is an option to define
" which creates totals within your fields. Arrange your sort a "Group
priority to match the groupings you desire. (i.e. if you want
ICARVendorName grouped together on your report select that field first
for sorting). This funcitonality allows sub-totals within your report
for different fields. When finished, press "F10" to continue to next
screen.
Note: you do not have to select all of your choosen fields for
sorting. Only select enough fields to provide differentiation and
order in your report. This will allow similar records to be identified
easily.
Set Key Range- To speed up your queries we suggest first utilizing the
"Key Range" function to scale down the size of your primary sort file.
Your primary file selection is depicted by an asterix beside it's name
in the "Select File" screen. This is the reason you prioritize your
search criteria during your report preparation stage. Figure 10 shows
the "Key Range" screen. Notice how similar it looks to the range
limitation screens seen in the "Browse" funtion. Your primary field is
stated. All you do is enter the beginning and ending ranges and press
"F10" to continue. This returns you to the main menu once again.
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(Fig.10)
Keys
Ok Ok Ok
+SICode +SICode +SICode
+SIName Cancel Cancel Cancel
Key Ranges Beginning End
Clear
SICode 3272 3272
Clear All
Restore
No Range
Esc-Quit Enter-Select Option
(Fig.11)
File Field Search Criteria
GSSIC SICode
GSSIC SICName = "Adhesive" = "Adhesive" = "Adhesive"
GSICAR ReportFYYR
GSICAR ReportFyQrt
GSICAR KdContActin
GSICAR Dollars >25000 >25000 >25000
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Specify Search Criteria- In this screen all fields within the choosen
files are available (Fig. 11). You can search on any field and report
data on different fields within the records which meet your search
criteria. In this screen you can use Boolean Logical Operators. The
common operators are as follows:
The search terms must occur together in the same record. AND
Either search term must appear in the record. OR
This operator can be used alone to exclude an item. NOT
>, <, = These allow you to set values greater than, less than, and
equal to.
*, ? Both these symbols are used as wild cards in your search.
Examples of these logical operators are shown below:
= "Texas" includes only Texas
="Texas" AND "Iowa" includes only Texas and Iowa in the search
>="20115" AND <"20118" produces records greater than or equal to the
number 20115 and less than the number 20118, as in a zipcode search
produces records less than the number 3, but not equal to it <"3"
="Y" OR "YES" used for a field where the code could be Y or YES
(Fig.12)
Report Options
Report Width 80
Page Length 66
Left Margin 0
Top Margin 2
Bottom Margin 2
Compressed Print On
Skip Duplicates Off
Groups on New Pages Off
Report Title On
Print Sort Criteria On
Print Search Criteria On
Column Headings On
File Names On
Summary Only Off
F10-Continue Enter-Change Option
Once the query strings are created, press "F10" to continue. This
returns you to the main menu.
Report Options- Figure 12 shows the screen for "Report Options" when
using a "Tabular" type report. When using any of the other report
types you see an "Export Options" screen (Fig. 13). This function is
covered in more detail in the next section.
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(Fig.13)
Export Options
Include Header Record On
Include File Names On
Include Separator Off
F10-Continue Enter-Change Option
(Fig.14)
Query Counts
Records Read: 270
Records Found: 39
Records Sorted: 39
Generate Report / Export- This function executes the report
generation. By highlighting this selection and pressing "Enter" your
report will start processing. A screen telling you how many records
are being "Read", "Found", and "Sorted" (Fig. 14) appears. After the
report is compiled the screen returns to the main menu immediately. If
you want to check your report totals use the "View Last Counts"
option.
Load Query- This function loads a previously saved query. By selecting
this option a screen displays the previously saved queries allowing
you to choose the query of your choice.
Save Query- This function saves the current query. By highlighting
this selection and pressing "Enter" your query will be saved. No
additonal screens will appear.
Save Query As- This allows you to save your existing query under a
different name.
Clear Current Query- Using this function will delete your existing
query.
Rename Query- If you loaded a saved query and wish to rename it, use
this option. This allows you to revise queries without having to save
them using "Save Query As".
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Delete Saved Query- This query allows you to delete any of the
previously saved queries.
Set Printer Type/Port- This selection defines your printer type and
port. First, select port, then select printer type. If you do not find
your specific printer, use the "ASCI Basic Printer".
View Last Report- This option will allow you to instantly view the
last generated report.
View Last Counts- By using this selection you can always view the
number of records read, found, and sorted on the last generated
report.
Printing Your Reports
To print your reports do 3 things:
1. Select your printer port and printer type
2. Define your report Options
3. Decide where you want your report to print
Select your printer port and printer type in the "Set Printer/Port"
selection on the main menu. Highlight this option and press "Enter".
You will be prompted to select your port and printer type. "ANSI Basic
Printer" is the default printer type. If you do not find your printer
listed, use this selection.
Setting your "Report Options" is simple. This funtion has predefined
report options, but we advise you to look at them to inform yourself
of what your final output will be. Highlight "Report Options" from the
main menu. The "Report Option's" screen will appear giving you 14
options. Use the arrow keys to move around the screen and change the
appropriate lines. If you have selected a report type other than
'"Tabular", the "Export Options" screen will appear instead of the
"Report Options" screen. When completed, press "F10" to continue.
Printing your report is selected from the main menu via the "Generate
Report/Export" option. Highlight this option and press "Enter". You
are prompted to define where to print your report: to your printer, to
your screen, or to a file if you had selected "Tabular" as your
report type,otherwise a file is generated. Press "Enter". The system
will start processing your report. A window will appear showing the
number of records found, read, and sorted. When this function is
complete the printing action begins. Note: actual time to find, read,
and sort records is based off your search and sort criteria.
Remember, your paper print capabilities are limited to 132 columns
compressed printing. There is not a wrap feature in this version of
the software. If you need to print a wider report do not select
"Tabular" as your report type. Choose one of the following which best
meets your needs: Comma Delimited ASCII File
Fixed Length ASCII File
Paradox V4.0 File
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Paradox V3.5 File
User's Guide 23
Sample Search Routines
Contract Offices You Can Contact
The most important aspect of selling to the government is knowing
which agencies are buying your products or services and which of their
contracting offices you need to contact to get on their bidders list.
Described below is how you would make this type of search.
Example 1.
Problem: John Doe owns a cement products company in Dallas, Texas with
manufacturing outlets in Houston, San Antonio, and Lubbock. He sells
primarily within the Texas geography. He knows the government buys
similar cement products as his, because he's seen them. He doesn't
know who to contact to get the opportunity to bid.
Preparing his search- In analyzing John's problem you know he wants
the names and addresses of contracting offices in Texas who have been
contracting for his type of product. This is how he would search for
what he needs:
Step 1.- By browsing the data files, John found the SIC Code which
matches his business, 3272. John allowed his browse to take him into
the ICAR records where he counted 39 records matching the SIC Code.
John also scrolled across the ICAR records to where the services were
delivered and found some in Texas.
Step 2. - Next he drafts out what he wants his report to look like. He
makes it simple:
Contract # Mod. # Order # Dollars Cont Off Name Address
City State Zip
Step 3 - He then lists the files and fieldnames under each heading.
Fieldnames:
(COName) (ContOfOrNumb) (COName) (Address1-
2-3) (State)
(Mod Numb) (Dollars)
(City) (ZipCode)
File Names:
ICAR ICAR ICAR ICAR COffice
COffice COffice COffice
Step 4 - His primary search criteria can be the SIC Code 3272. He will
be able to perform a key range search on it as his primary file. His
only other search criteria will be to limit the records to the state
of Texas. He uses the State field in the COffice file. By looking in
Appendix A, he knows to use 48 as the code for Texas. In this example
he wants to have the data sorted by Vendor Name, then Dollars.
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Step 5 - Since his SIC Code should eliminate the majority of records
he uses it as his primary file and perfroms the key range search on it
first. Through the "Specify Search Criteria" function, he then sets
the fieldname (State), within the COffice file, = 48.
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Having planned his report he sees the address fieldnames he selected
will exceed the 132 columns available for printing. So he chooses to
do a Comma Delimited ASCI File report. Then he embeds the file into a
word processing document which he uses later to create mailing lists.
After naming his report he enters the data he already defined. Upon
doing the report generation he sees there were 39 records within this
SIC code and only 4 matching the state requirement. (Fig.15)
(Fig.15 part I)
"ContNumb" ModNu ContOfOrN Dollars
mb umb
"V580P5154 " "
" " " 177000
"V846P1998 "J16002 "
" " " 43000
"DAJA0292C0 " "0220
059 " " " 92000
"DAAD0192D0 "2337 "
210 " " " 28000
(Fig.15 part II)
COName COAddress1
"DEPARTMENT OF "VA MED CTR"
VETERANS AFFAIRS"
"DEPARTMENT OF "FORT SAM HOUSTON
VETERANS AFFAIRS" CEMETERY"
"DOD/DEPARTMENT OF "Regional Contrng
THE ARMY" Off Seckenheim"
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"DOD/DEPARTMENT OF "USA Yuma Proving
THE ARMY" Ground"
(Fig.15 part III)
COAddre COAddre City State ZipCod
ss3 ss2 e
"" "2002 "HOUSTO "TEXAS" "77211
HOLCOMB N" "
E
BLVD."
"1520 "" "SAN "TEXAS" "78209
HARRY ANTONIO "
WURZBAC "
H RD."
"Unit "Attn: "New "NEW "09333
AEUCC- 29331 York" YORK" 5000"
APO AE S"
09266"
"Attn: "Procur "Yuma" "ARIZON "85365
ement STEYP- A" 9103"
CR" Directo
rate"
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Who Might The Competition Be?
It is always nice to know who your competition is, what contracts
they have, and how much they bid for them. In example 2 you learn how
you can search for your competition.
Example 2.
Problem: Lori Woody considered starting up her own food service
company catering to the military institutions around her residence in
New Mexico. She knew she could take advantage of the 8a laws oriented
towards Women Owned Businesses. Lori wanted to know if there were any
other Woman Owned businesses providing this type service already
contracting with the military installations in her area. She also
wanted to know how large the contracts were that she might be
competing for.
Preparing Her Search: Lori knows she's looking for 3 basic pieces of
information. 1) SIC code for food services or eating places, 2) What
opportunities exist in New Mexico, and 3) Are there any existing Woman
Owned Businesses already doing this in her area.
Step 1- First, Lori starts scanning the "Browse" function. Since she
wants to enter the food service business she browses the "GSSIC" file
for her industry. Eating Places is the most similiar industry. She
notes the SIC code as 5812. While browsing this file she looks into
the ICAR file to see if any records match. After performing a "Count"
option she sees 270 records matching the 5812 SIC Code.
Step 2- On paper she drafts out what she wants her report to look
like. She decides to print the following fields on her report:
ICARVendorName City Dollars EstCompDateY EstCompDateM
WomanOwned
Step 3- All this information comes from the file called ICAR. Since
her primary key field is SICode, she opens the only the ICAR file and
restricts her key field to 5812.
Step 4- There are only two fields needed to complete this search,
State and SICode. In order to keep her records together she sorts the
data by ICARVendoName and then EstCompDateY. This will provide order
to her finished report.
Step 5- SIC code 5812 is her best search criteria, she plans on using
it with the "Key Range" option. Her only other search criteria will be
on (StateAbbr). She is looking for businesses in New Mexico. By
referencing Appendix A, she uses "35" as the state abbreviation.
After performing the above five steps she needs to enter the "Free
Form Query" and enter the data as defined. The report generation shows
there were 270 records within SIC Code 5812 and of those there were 14
records meeting the State requirement. When Lori looks at her report
she sees that none of the listings are Woman Owned. Lori could have
entered search criteria for WomanOwned = "0". If she had she would not
have found any matches. By printing that field on the report she can
User's Guide 28
see what other competition there is. Figure 16 depicts her final
report.
User's Guide 29
(Fig.16)
Sort: GSICAR ICARVendName (Ascending) and
GSICAR EstComplete (Ascending)
Where: GSICAR StateAbbr ="35"
GSICAR GSICAR
GSICAR GSICAR WOMEN
ICARVendName CITY
DOLLARS ESTCOMPDATE OWN
CHOICE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY CO
$114, 000 09/01/92 No
COMM MORALE WELFARE RECREATION $52,
000 09/01/92 No
DEE LITE CATERING RATON
$83, 000 06/01/92 No
EASTERN NEW MEXICO REHAB SVC CANNON AIR FORC $64, 000
09/01/92 No
SAUDI ARABIAN TRAD & CONST CO
$247, 000 06/01/92 Unk
SAUDI ARABIAN TRAD & CONST CO
$163, 000 08/01/92 Unk
SAUDI ARABIAN TRAD & CONST CO
$43, 000 08/01/92 Unk
SPEEDY FOOD SERVICE INC HOLLOMAN AIR FO $62,
000 09/01/92 No
SPEEDY FOOD SERVICE INC HOLLOMAN AIR FO $50, 000
09/01/92 No
SPEEDY FOOD SERVICE INC HOLLOMAN AIR FO $61, 000
09/01/92 No
TAYLOR INTERNATIONAL
$153, 000 09/01/92 No
UNITED CATERERS & CONTRACTOR
$149, 000 09/01/92 No
UNITED CATERERS & CONTRACTOR
$79, 000 09/01/92 No
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ZUR POST
$117, 000 09/01/92 No
What Is Your Competition Doing?
Any business knows you must keep an eye on your competition. Through
use of this program you can quickly develop a report on any competitor
and see what business they have with the government. Example 3 depicts
a simple competitor report.
Example 3
Paul Stickem is in the adhevsive business. He has two big competitors
he'd like to mount an offensive against for the coming contract year.
He wants to know what each competitor is doing in contracting with the
government, how large the contracts are, what the contract numbers
are, and completion dates of these contracts. How does he start?
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Preparing the Search- Paul could go into "Browse" and obtain all the
information he is looking for or he could print it on a report. For
ease of reading, the report is the best option. The product,
Adhesives, is the best limitor and his competitors names will hone in
on the final records.
Step 1 - After browsing the data files, he finds the government has a
product service code called Adhesives, a perfect match for his
business. Following through with the browse he looks into the ICAR
matching records for Adhesive and finds 152 matching records. By
quickly scanning the vendor names he sees both the competitors names:
Faber Castell Corp and Polymeric System, Inc.
Step 2 - The report he wants to print will show the following headers:
ICARVendName Cont. # Order # Dollars Est. Comp DateY Est
Comp Date M
Step 3 - The information for the report is generated from one file,
ICAR. In order to isolate the product service code he opens the PSCode
file. The fieldnames are those listed above.
Step 4 - The search criteria is simple. He uses PSCode 8040 which
matches the Adhesive product name. (He could have also searched by
"Adhevsive"). His other search criteria becomes the competitors names.
For sorting purposes he wants the competitors listed separately and
individually sorted by EstCompDateY.
Step 5- The most constraining search can take place on PSCode. Both
competitors provide other products besides adhesives, but he does not
want those records. The second criteria will be on the ICARVendName.
Using "Key Range" he limits his PSCode to 8040. Then he places an
expression in the "Specify Search Criteria" option. The expression he
uses is:
ICARVendName = "Faber Castell Corp" OR
(GSICARVendName="Poly")
Notice how he did not use the full name for the second competitor. The
program will apply the letters he supplied and find anything that
starts with those same letters. He could have done the same with
Faber. In the second part of the equation he identified both the file
and fieldname. With two or more variables you must always identify
their file and fieldnames.
Having completed the entries he generates his report. (Fig.17) The
record counter shows 152 records found and 39 records matched. The
report he generated displays both his competitors and their
corresponding contracts. Only a portion of his report is shown.
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Adhesives report
Where: GSICAR ICARVendName ="Faber Castell" or (gsicar
icarvendname="poly")
GSICAR GSICAR GSICAR
GSICAR GSICAR
ICARVendName ContNumb ContOfOrNumb Dollars
EstComplete
FABER CASTELL CORP GS10F51935 AWB06621 $3,000
10/01/92
FABER CASTELL CORP GS10F51935 NWB06622 $5,000
10/01/92
FABER CASTELL CORP GS10F51935 NWB06932 $4,000
10/01/92
FABER CASTELL CORP GS10F51935 AWB06931 $3,000
10/01/92
FABER CASTELL CORP GS10F51935 AWB06341 $6,000
09/01/92
FABER CASTELL CORP GS10F51935 SWB06343 $6,000
09/01/92
FABER CASTELL CORP GS10F51935 NWB06342 $4,000
09/01/92
POLYMERIC SYSTEMS, . GS10F52098 TXDSD20491 $1,000
09/01/92
(Fig.17)
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Government Spending Fieldnames and Definitions
ICAR File:
Reporting Agency
ICAR Item 1
Fieldname: (RptAgency) - Each agency has a unique 4-digit code. (See
Appendix C for these codes). Each Reporting Agency has a roll up
agency it is assigned to. (i.e. there are many Reporting Agencies
within the Department of Defense)
Contract Number
ICAR Item 2
Fieldname: (ContNumb) - This number represents the contract or
purchase order number. It is not a uniquely identifying number. This
number is used to identify an order against a federal schedule
contract or indefinite delivery contract. It is also used to report
the Basic Ordering Agreement number. For contracts under section 8(a)
of the Small Business Act, the reporting agency assigns the number.
This is a good field to have printed on your report, but not a good
field to search by, unless you are looking for a specific contract
that could have multiple orders placed against it.
Modification Number
ICAR Item 3
Fieldname: (ModNumb) - When doing a modification to a contract the
reporting contracting office will assign a number. Termination of
contracts are considered modifications. When doing sorts be sure to
include this field so you may see all modifications against the
orders.
Contracting Office Order Number
ICAR Item 4
Fieldname: (ContOfOrNumb) - This is a unique number assigned by the
contracting office to identify delivery orders, task orders, and calls
placed against indefinite delivery contracts, federal schedule
contracts, or basic ordering agreements.
Contracting Office
ICAR Item 5
Fieldname: (ContOffice) - This is a five character code assigned by
the agency that uniquely identifies the purchasing or contracting
office.
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Action Date
ICAR Item 6
Fieldname: (ActionDate) - This represents the date of award or date a
mutually binding agreement was reached.
Type of Data Entry
ICAR Item 7
Fieldname: (TypeofEntry) - A single digit code defines whether this
record is original, deleting, or correcting.
0= Original - used to report an action which has not been previously
reported.
1= Deleting - a deletion of a matching action (one that is identical
in fields 1-6 of the ICAR).
2= Correcting - to correct a previously reported action.
Report Period
ICAR Item 8
Fieldnames: (ReportFYYr) and (ReportFYQtr) - Three digits are used to
define the date which the data was reported by the agency. The first
two digits represent the fiscal year and the last digit represents the
quarter.
Kind of Contract Action
ICAR Item 9
Fieldname: (KdContAction) - Eleven codes are used to define the action
reported.
0 = Initial letter contract
1 = Definitive contract superseding a letter contract
2 = New definitive contract
3 = Small purchase procedure
4 = Order under indefinite delivery contract (IDC)
5 = Order under basic ordering agreement (BOA)
6 = Order/modification under federal schedule
7 = Modification
8 = Termination for default
9 = Termination for convenience
10 = Initial load of federal contract schedule (this code is reserved
for use by GSA, VA, and OPM )
Dollars Obligated or Deobligated This Action
ICAR Item 10
Fieldname: (Dollars) - This field represents the dollars obligated or
deobligated in the reported action. Eight digits are used. The dollars
are rounded to the nearest whole dollar. If the (KdContAction) file
is code 10 this field will not have an entry.
Type of Obligation
ICAR Item 11
Fieldname: (Obligation) - A single digit code is used to define
whether the dollars are being obligated or deobligated. 0 = Obligated,
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1 = Deobligated. If (KdContAction) file is coded 10, this field is
blank.
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Principle Product or Service
ICAR Item 12
Fieldname: (PrdServCode) - A four digit code is used to identify the
predominate product or service. Definition of codes can be found in
the FPDS Product and Service Codes Manual. There is not a hard copy
listing of these codes within this manual. You may use the browse
function to identify the PrdServCode listings. An example of this type
action is provided in the chapter called "Browsing The Database". This
field is blank if field (KdContAction) is code 10.
Principle Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code
ICAR Item 13
Fieldname: (SICode) - A four digit code is used to describe the
principle industry the action report represents. Code listings can be
found in the OMB Standard Industrial Classification Manual. The SIC
table can be found in the SIC Codes file.
Advisory and Assistance Services Award
ICAR Item 14
Fieldname: (AdvAsServAwd) - A single digit code to designate whether
or not the action is an advisory assistance award. (0) for yes, (1)
for no. Advisory and Assistance services are those services acquired
from non-governmental sources by contract or by personnel appointment
to support or improve agency policy development, decision-making ,
management, and administration, or to support or improve the operation
of management systems.
Contractor Name
ICAR Item 15
Fieldname: (ICARVendorName) and (ICARParentName) - These fields
contain up to 30 characters of the contractor's name which received
the award for the contract. Both the contractor's name and the
contractor's parent name will be displayed on the ICAR record.
Contractor Establishment Code
ICAR Item 16
Fieldname: (ContEstCode) - A nine digit alpha-numeric contractor
establishment number is assigned by Dun & Bradstreet that identifies
the contractor establishment receiving the award. The reporting agency
is responsible for obtaining this number from Dunn & Bradstreet.
Within our Contractor/Vendor file this information is displayed along
with the contractor's name (CIFVendorNam) and the address
(COAddress1) (COAddress2) (COAddress3) pulled from Dun & Bradstreet
number.
Principal Place of Performance
ICAR Item 17
Fieldname: (StateAbbr), (PerfCityCode), (CountryCode ) - In order to
search principal place of performance you have the ability to define
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the 3 separate fields as defined above. This field refers to the
contractor's final manufacturing assembly point, processing plant ,
construction site, place where a service is performed, location of
mines, or where a product is grown.
Contract For Foreign Government or International Organization
ICAR Item 18
Fieldname: (ForGovContra) - A (0) yes or (1) no field which defines
whether any foreign government or international organization bears any
part of the cost of the action. If code is (0), ICAR items 19-34 and
39-47 will be left blank.
Tariff or Regulated
ICAR Item 19
Fieldname: (TariffRegula) - A (0) yes or (1) no response to whether
the action involves a tariff or regulated acquisition when the
supplier is a sole source and service rates are fixed or adjusted by a
Federal, State,or other public regulatory body.
Number of Bidders Offering Foreign Items
ICAR Item 20
Fieldname: (NumBidForeig) - Reports the number of bidders or offerors
offering foreign end items worth 51 percent or more of the contract
value. If none, 0 is reported, if 9 or more, the number 9 is
reported.
Buy American Act Percent Difference
ICAR Item 21
Fieldname: (BuyAmerican) - If the evaluation factor under the Buy
American Act was used and resulted in an award to a concern offering a
domestic product, the actual difference between the award price and
the lowest priced foreign product computed before application of the
Buy American differential will be reported. The percent difference is
calculated by dividing the difference (award price minus the lowest
priced foreign product) by the lowest priced foreign product. The
reported percentage will be shown as a whole number. If the Buy
American evaluation was not used, two zeros will be shown.
Country of Manufacture
ICAR Item 22
Fieldname: (CountryManuf) - A two digit code representing the country
where the acquired supplies or equipment were manufactured, mined or
grown. The "Browse" function can be used to identify country codes
while in the program or they can be looked up in Appendix B.
Synopsis Of Procurement Prior To Award
ICAR Item 23
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Fieldname: (SynopsisProc) - A single digit code defining whether the
action was synopsized prior to award based on the Commerce Business
synopsis requirements. Daily
0 = Synopsized prior to award
1 = Not synopsized due to urgency
2 = Not synopsized due to other reasons
Type of Contract or Modification
ICAR Item 24
Fieldname: (TypeContMod) - A single digit code representing the
predominance of dollars obligated or deobligated for the contract
action.
0 = Fixed price redetermination 5 = Cost-no fee
1 = Firm fixed price 6 = Cost Sharing
2 =Fixed price with economic 7 = Cost-plus-fixed fee
price adjustment 8 = Cost-plus-incentive fee
3 = Fixed price incentive 9 = Time and materials
4 = Cost-plus-award fee 10= Labor hour
CICA Applicability
ICAR Item 25
Fieldname: (CICAApp) - Single digit code defining CICA applicability.
0 = CICA Applicable. This code is used if the action resulted from a
solicitation issued on or after April 1, 1985 and code 1 or code 2
did not apply.
1 = Small Purchase procedure pursuant to procedures in FAR Part 13.
2 = Subject to statute other than CICA. Can only be used if
legislation authorizes the agency to use procurement procedures not
covered by the CICA statute.
3 = Pre-CICA. This code is used for any actions resulting in a
solicitation being issued before April 1, 1985, irrespective of the
award date.
Solicitation Procedures
ICAR Item 26
Fieldname: (SolicProc) - If ICAR item 25 is defined as code (0) this
field will be filled in. If not it is left blank. Codes (0-9)
designate the solicitation procedures available to provide full and
open competition as set forth in FAR Subparts 6.1 and 6.2. Code (10)
designates the solicitation procedure for contracting without
providing for full and open competition.
0 = Full and open competition - sealed bid
1 = Full and open competition - competitive proposal
2 = Full and open competition - combination
3 = Architect-engineer
4 = Basic research proposal
5 = Multiple award schedule
6 = Alternate source-reduced cost
7 = Alternate source-mobilization
8 = Alternate source-engineer /R&D capability
9 = Set-Aside
10= Other than full and open competition
Authority for Other Than Full and Open Competition
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ICAR Item 27
Fieldname: (AuthForComp) - This field provides justification for using
code (10) in ICAR Item 26.
0 = Unique source 7 = Urgency
1 = Follow-on Contract 8 = Mobilization
2 = Unsolicited research 9 = Essential R&D capability
proposal 10 = International agreement
3 = Patent/data rights 11 = Authorized by statute
4 = Utilities 12 = Authorized resale
5 = Standardization 13 = National security
6 = Only one source-other 14 = Public Interest
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Number of Offers Received
ICAR Item 28
Fieldname: (NumberOffers) - If ICAR Item 25 was coded (0), this field
will define if more than one offer was received. (0) means one offer
was received, (1) means two or more offers were received.
Extent Competed
ICAR Item 29
Fieldname: (ExtentCompet) - A single digit code defining what level
the action was competed.
0 = Competed Action
1 = Not available for competition
2 = Follow-on to competed action
3 = Not competed, used when codes 0, 1, and 2 do not apply
Type of Contractor
ICAR Item 30
Fieldname: (VendorType) - Codes in this field represent information
based on contractors size, type, and location.
0 = Small Disadvantaged 7 = State/local government-
Business education
1 = Other Small Business 8 = State/local government
2 = Large Business hospitals
3 = Sheltered Workshop 9 = Other State/local
4 = Nonprofit educational government (i.e. research
organizations organizations)
5 = Nonprofit hospitals 10 = Foreign Contractor
6 = Other nonprofit 11 = Domestic Contractor
organizations performing outside the U.S.
Woman Owned Small Business
ICAR Item 31
Fieldname: (WomanOwned) - A (0) yes , (1) no field indicating whether
the contractor is certified as a woman owned business.
Preference Program
ICAR Item 32
Fieldname: (PreferProg) - A single digit code defining the preference
program used in making the award.
0 = Directed to sheltered 4 = Labor surplus area set-aside
workshop 5 = Tie-bid preference
1 = 8(a) program 6 = Buy Indian/Self-
2 = Combined labor surplus Determination Act
area/small business set-aside 7 = No preference program or not
3 = Small Business set-aside listed
SubContracting Plan
(Small and Disadvantaged Business)
ICAR Item 33
Fieldname: (SubContPlan) - A single digit code defining whether a sub-
contracting plan is required for this contract. (0) means it is
required, (1) means it is not required.
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Subject to Labor Statutes
ICAR Item 34
Fieldname: (LaborStatues) - Represents the predominance of dollars
obligated or deobligated for the contract action under certain labor
statutes.
0 = Subject to Walsh-Healy Act-Manufacturer
1 = Subject to Walsh-Healy Act-Regular Dealer
2 = Subject to Service Contract Act
3 = Subject to Davis-Bacon Act
4 = Not subject to any of the above Acts
Estimated Contract Completion Date
ICAR Item 35
Fieldname: (EstCompDateY) and (EstCompDateM) - In order to access this
field you have two files in which to sort data on . The first two
digits are for year, and the third and fourth digits represent the
month.
Demonstration Test Program
ICAR Item 42
Fieldname: (DemoTestProg) - Only participating agencies under the
Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program complete ICAR
items 42-45. This file defines whether this action is or is not a
Demonstration Program. (0) yes, (1) no.
Emerging Small Business
ICAR Item 43
Fieldname: (EmergSmBus) - This field defines whether this action is
for an emerging small business in one of the four designated industry
groups. The four industry groups are construction, A&E services
(including surveying and mapping), refuse systems and related
services, and non-nuclear ship repair. This field will only be filled
out if ICAR Item 42 is (0). (0) means Yes, (1) means no.
Emerging Small Business Reserve Award
ICAR Item 44
Fieldname: (ESBSetAside) - A yes (0) or no (1) response indicates
whether the contract action resulted from an award that was reserved
for emerging small business concerns. However, contract actions that
are modifications within the scope of work of contracts above the
emerging small business threshold shall not be reported as emerging
small business reserve awards. Follow-on awards, limited to one
source, shall be coded (1). This field is only completed if ICAR item
43 is coded (0).
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Size of Small Business
ICAR Item 45
Fieldname: (SizeOfSmBus) - A single digit code defines either the
number of employees or average gross revenue of the small business.
0 = 50 or less employees 8 = Upto $2M in gross revenue
1 = 51 to 100 employees 9 = Upto $3.5M in gross
2 = 101 to 250 employees revenue
3 = 251 to 500 employees 10 = Upto $5M in gross revenue
4 = 501 to 750 employees 11 = Upto $10M in gross revenue
5 = 751 to 1000 employees 12 = Upto $17M in gross revenue
6 = Over 1000 employees 13 = Anything over $17M
7 = $1M or less in gross
revenue
Optional Reported Data Elements
ICAR Item 47
This portion of the ICAR report is used for agencies to report unique
data that FPDC uses for information requests. Listed below are fields
and Fieldnames for data reported in this field.
Fieldname: (MultiYear)
Data on multi-year contracting is reported for the DOD and Civilian
agencies with Multi-Year contracting authority.
Fieldname: (SBSetAside)
Represents data on Small Disadvantaged Business Set-Asides for DOD
only.
Fieldname: (DD350Report)
This field defines the Department of Defense's 350 Report number.
Fieldname: (EthnicGroup)
Data on ethnic groups, reported by DOD only.
0 = Subcontinent Asian American 4 = Native American
1 = Asian Pacific American 5 = Other SDB (certified by SBA)
2 = Black American 6 = No representation
3 = Hispanic American
Fieldname: (Handicapped)
Initial award to a Public or Private Organization for the Handicapped,
referred to as "Sheltered Workshop" under a small business set-aside.
Fieldname: (NextHigherSB)
Reports the amount of the next higher bid submitted by a "for-
profit"small business under the solicitation resulting in the award to
the Sheltered Workshop. This is a twelve digit field.
Fieldname: (DODClaimant)
Defines the Department of Defense Program Code
Fieldname: (NASAActions)
Defines the number of multiple procurement actions per transaction for
NASA.
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ICAR Status
ICAR Item 49
Fieldname: (ICARStatus) - Define whether this record is active or
deleted. You should not see any deleted actions in this database.
Vendor/Contractor File:
Contractor Establishment Code
Fieldname: (ContEstCode) - Identical to the ICAR item 16. Represents a
9 digit code assigned by Dun & Bradstreet identfying the contractor's
establishment receiving the award.
Contractor's Name
Fieldname: (CIFVendorName) - Identifies the vendor's name as
identified on the Dun & Bradstreet listing.
Vendor Street Address
Fieldname: (VendorStreet) - Provides the street address for the
contractor establishment code.
City
Fieldname: (City) - Identifies the city for the contractor
establishment code.
State
Fieldname: (StateAbbr) - Provides a two digit alpha code identifying
the state of origin.
Zipcode
Fieldname: (Zipcode) - Provides the numeric zipcode.
Product Service Information File:
Product Service Code
Fieldname: (PrdServCode) - Same identifier as ICAR item 12. A four
digit code identifying the principal product or service. Definitions
of codes can be found in the FPDS Product and Service Code Manual.
Product Service Name
Fieldname: (PSName) - Provides a descriptive name related to the the
product service code.
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Standard Industrical Classification Code File:
SIC Codes
Fieldname: (SICode) - Same as ICAR item 13. Defines the SIC code most
closely associated with the action report.
SIC Name
Fieldname: (SICName) - Provides a descriptive name for the SIC Code.
DOD System Code File:
Rollup Agency Code
Fieldname: (RollupAgency) - Provides a four digit code representing
the agency which the contracting office reports to.
Rollup Agency Name
Fieldname: (RUAgencyName) - Provides a descriptive name for the Rollup
Agency Code.
Department of Defense System Code
Fieldname: (DODSystemCod) - Each system within the defense department
has an identifying weapon's code. The codes are in the table but it
does not mean a purchase is made against that code.
Department of Defense System Name
Fieldname: (DODSystemNam) - Provides a descriptive name for the DOD
System Code.
Contracting Office's File:
Reporting Agency
Fieldname: (RptAgency) - Same as ICAR item 1. Represents a unique four
digit code assigned to each agency.
Contracting Office
Fieldname: (ContOffice) - Same as ICAR item 5. A five character code
assigned to the contracting offices.
Contracting Office Name
Fieldname: (COName) - This field shows the contracting office's name.
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Adress 1
Fieldname: (Address1) - Represents first line of the contracting
office's address.
Address 2
Fieldname: (Address2) - Represents second line of the contracting
office's address.
Address 3
Fieldname: (Address3) - Represents the third line of the contracting
office's address.
City
Fieldname: (City) - Defines the city location of the contracting
office.
State
Fieldname: (StateAbbr) - Identifies the 2 digit numeric abbreviation
for the state. See appendix A for state abbreviation codes.
Zipcode
Fieldname: (Zipcode) - Identifies the contracting office's zipcode.
Country
Fieldname: (CountryCode) - Identifies the country where the
contracting office is located. Normally left blank if contractor is
within the USA. Refer to appendix B for the 2 digit numeric codes
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APPENDIX A:
State Abbreviations and Numeric codes
(StateAbbr) State
01 AL, ALABAMA 28 MS, MISSISSIPPI
02 AK, ALASKA 29 MO, MISSOURI
04 AZ, ARIZONA 30 MT, MONTANA
05 AR, ARKANSAS 31 NE, NEBRASKA
06 CA, CALIFORNIA 32 NV, NEVADA
08 CO, COLORADO 33 NH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
09 CT, CONNECTICUT 34 NJ, NEW JERSEY
10 DE, DELAWARE 35 NM, NEW MEXICO
11 DC, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 36 NY, NEW YORK
12 FL , FLORIDA 37 NC, NORTH CAROLINA
13 GA, GEORGIA 38 ND, NORTH DAKOTA
15 HI , HAWAII 39 OH, OHIO
16 ID, IDAHO 40 OK, OKLAHOMA
17 IL, ILLINOIS 41 OR, OREGON
18 IN, INDIANA 42 PA, PENNSYLVANIA
19 IA, IOWA 44 RI, RHODE ISLAND
20 KS, KANSAS 45 SC, SOUTH CAROLINA
21 KY, KENTUCKY 46 SD, SOUTH DAKOTA
22 LA, LOUISIANA 47 TN, TENNESSEE
23 ME, MAINE 48 TX, TEXAS
24 MD, MARYLAND 49 UT, UTAH
25 MA, MASSACHUSETTS 50 VT, VERMONT
26 MI, MICHIGAN 51 VA, VIRGINIA
27 MN, MINNESOTA 53 WA, WASHINGTON
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54 WV, WEST VIRGINIA 69 MP, NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS
55 WI, WISCONSIN
70 PW, PALAU
56 WY, WYOMING
72 PR, PUERTO RICO
60 AS, AMERICAN SAMOA
74 UM, U.S. MINOR OUTLYING
64 FM, FEDERATED STATES OF ISLANDS
MICRONESIA
78 VI, VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE
66 GU, GUAM U.S.
68 MH, MARSHALL ISLANDS
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APPENDIX B:
Country Codes and Abbreviations
AA ARUBA CK COCOS (KEELING) GJ GRENADA
AC ANTIGUA & ISLANDS GK GUERNSEY
BARBUDA CM CAMEROON GL GREENLAND
AF AFGHANISTAN CN COMOROS GM GERMANY
AG ALGERIA CO COLOMBIA GO GLORIOSO ISLANDS
AJ AZERBAIJAN CR CORAL SEA GP GUADELOUPE
AL ALBANIA ISLANDS GR GREECE
AM ARMENIA CS COSTA RICA GT GUATEMALA
AN ANDORRA CT CENTRAL AFRICAN GV GUINEA
AO ANGOLA REPUBLIC GY GUYANA
AR ARGENTINA CU CUBA GZ GAZA STRIP
AS AUSTRALIA CV CAPE VERDE HA HAITI
AT ASHMORE & CARTER CW COOK ISLANDS HK HONG KONG
ISLANDS CY CYPRUS HM HEARD & MCDONALD
AU AUSTRIA CZ CZECHOSLOVAKIA ISLAND
AV ANGUILLA DA DENMARK HO HONDURAS
AY ANTARCTICA DJ DJIBOUTI HR CROATIA
BA BAHRAIN DO DOMINICA HU HUNGARY
BB BARBADOS DR DOMINICAN IC ICELAND
BC BOTSWANA REPUBLIC ID INDONESIA
BD BERMUDA EC ECUADOR IM MAN, ISLE OF
BE BELGIUM EG EGYPT IN INDIA
BF BAHAMAS,THE EI IRELAND IO BRITISH INDIAN
BG BANGLADESH EK EQUATORIAL OCEAN TERRITORY
BH BELIZE GUINEA IP CLIPPERTON
BK BOSNIA AND EN ESTONIA ISLAND
HERCEGOVINA ES EL SALVADOR IR IRAN
BL BOLIVIA ET ETHIOPIA IS ISRAEL
BM BURMA EU EUROPA ISLAND IT ITALY
BN BENIN FA FALKLAND ISL- IV IVORY COAST
BO BYELARUS I.MALVINAS IY IRAQ-SAUDI
BP SOLOMON ISLANDS FG FRENCH GUIANA ARABIA NEUTRAL ZONE
BR BRAZIL FI FINLAND IZ IRAQ
BS BASSAS DA INDIA FJ FIJI JA JAPAN
BT BHUTAN FK FALKLAND ISL- JE JERSEY
BU BULGARIA MALVIANAS JM JAMAICA
BV BOUVET ISLAND FO FAROE ISLANDS JN JAN MAYEN
BX BRUNEI FP FRENCH POLYNESIA JO JORDAN
BY BURUNDI FR FRANCE JU JUAN DE NOVE
BZ GERMANY, BERLIN FS FRENCH S. & ISLAND
CA CANADA ANTAR LANDS KE KENYA
CB CAMBODIA GA GAMBIA, THE KG KYRGYZSTAN
CD CHAD GB GABON KN DEM PEOPLES REP.
CE SRI LANKA GC GERMAN KOREA
CF CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC KR KIRIBATI
CG ZAIRE GE GERMANY, FEDERAL KS KOREA, REPUBLIC
CH CHINA REPUBLIC OF OF
CI CHILE GG GEORGIA KT CHRISTMAS ISLAND
CJ CAYMAN ISLANDS GH GHANA KU KUWAIT
GI GIBRALTAR LA LAOS
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LE LEBANON NZ NEW ZEALAND TI TAJIKISTAN
LG LATVIA PA PARAGUAY TK TURKS CAICOS
LH LITHUANIA PC PITCAIRN ISLANDS ISLANDS
LI LIBERIA PE PERU TL TOKELAU
LS LIECHTENSTEIN PF PARACEL ISLANDS TN TONGA
LT LESOTHO PG SPRATLY ISLANDS TO TOGO
LU LUXEMBOURG PK PAKISTAN TP SAO TOME
LY LIBYA PL POLAND PRINCIPE
MA MADAGASCAR PM PANAMA TS TUNISIA
MB MARTINIQUE PO PORTUGAL TU TURKEY
MC MACAU PP PAPUA NEW GUINEA TV TUVALU
MD MOLDOVA PU GUINEA-BISSAU TW CHINA (TAIWAN)
MF MAYOTTE QA QATAR TX TURKMENISTAN
MG MONGOLIA RE REUNION TZ TANZANIA
MH MONTSERRAT RO ROMANIA UG UGANDA
MI MALAWI RP PHILIPPINES UK UNITED KINGDOM
MK MACEDONIA RS RUSSIA UP UKRAINE
ML MALI RW RWANDA UR USSR RUSSIA
MN MONACO SA SAUDI ARABIA US UNITED STATES
MO MOROCCO SB ST PIERRE AND UV BURKINA
MP MAURITIUS MIQUELON UY URUGUAY
MR MAURITANIA SC ST CHRISTOPHER UZ UZBEKISTAN
MT MALTA AND NEVIS VC ST VINCENT & THE
MU OMAN SE SEYCHELLES GRENADINES
MV MALDIVES SF SOUTH AFRICA VE VENEZUELA
MW MONTENEGRO SG SENEGAL VI BRITISH VIRGIN
MX MEXICO SH ST HELENA ISLANDS
MY MALAYSIA SI SLOVENIA VM VIETNAM
MZ MOZAMBIQUE SL SIERRA LEONE VT VATICAN CITY
NA NETHERLANDS SM SAN MARINO WA NAMIBIA
ANTILLES SN SINGAPORE WE WEST BANK
NC NEW CALEDONIA SO SOMALIA WF WALLIS FUTUNA
NE NIUE SP SPAIN WI WESTERN SAHARA
NF NORFOLK ISLAND SR SERBIA WS WESTERN SAMOA
NG NIGER ST ST LUCIA WZ SWAZILAND
NH VANUATU SU SUDAN YE YEMEN SANAA
NI NIGERIA SV SVALBARD YM YEMEN SANAA
NL NETHERLANDS SW SWEDEN YO YUGOSLAVIA
NO NORWAY SY SYRIA YS YEMEN ADEN
NP NEPAL SZ SWITZERLAND ZA ZAMBIA
NR NAURA TC UNITED ARAB ZI ZIMBABWE
NS SURINAME EMIRATES NQ TRUST TERRITORY
NT NETHERLANDS TD TRINIDAD TOBAGO OF THE PACIFIC
ANTILLES TE TROMELIN ISLAND ISLANDS:
NU NICARAGUA TH THAILAND ZZ NONDISTRIBUTED
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APPENDIX C:
Reporting Agency Code and Name
1100 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 6000 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
PRESIDENT 6100 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
1145 PEACE CORPS COMMISSION
1152 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 6300 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
1200 AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF 6400 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
1300 COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF 6500 FEDERAL MARITIME
1400 INTERIOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMISSION
THE 6700 UNITED STATES INFORMATION
1500 JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGENCY
1600 LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 6800 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
1900 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF AGENCY
2000 TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF 6900 TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT
THE OF
2400 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 7300 SMALL BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION
2700 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 7400 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS
COMMISSION COMMISSION
2900 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 7500 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
3000 INTERSTATE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMISSION 8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
3100 NUCLEAR REGULATORY SPACE ADMINISTRATION
COMMISSION 8600 HOUSING AND URBAN
3300 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
3355 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 8800 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND
3400 INTERNATIONAL TRADE RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
COMMISSION 8900 ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
3600 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 8961 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
AFFAIRS COMMISSION
4100 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION 9000 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
BOARD 9100 EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
4200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 9300 FEDERAL MEDIATION AND
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CONCILIATION SERVICE
4400 ACTION 9400 ARMS CONTROL AND
4500 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT DISARMAMENT AGENCY
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 9501 BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL
4700 GENERAL SERVICES BROADCASTING
ADMINISTRATION 9502 NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING
4900 NATIONAL SCIENCE COMMISSION
FOUNDATION 9504 FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND
5000 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
COMMISSION 9506 FEDERAL ELECTION
5400 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION
AUTHORITY 9507 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
5800 FEDERAL EMERGENCY COMMISSION
MANAGEMENT AGENCY 9508 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
5920 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE SAFETY BOARD
ARTS 9514 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
5940 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
HUMANITIES
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9515 ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE 9517 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
OF THE U.S. 9524 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
9516 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 9700 DEFENSE, DEPT OF (EXC MIL
SAFETY BOARD DEPTS) OFF OF SECRETARY OF DEF
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APPENDIX D:
Search Formulas
Syntax Syntax
@ABS(X) @TRUE
Purpose Purpose
Return the absolute value of Return boolean true result.
X.
Syntax
Syntax @FALSE
@MIN(A, B [,C..N] ) Purpose
Purpose Return boolean false result.
Return the minimum of two or
more paramaters. Syntax
@UPCASE(S1 [,S2..SN])
Syntax Purpose
@MAX(A, B [,C..N] ) Convert one or more strings to
Purpose upper case and concatinate them.
Return the maximum of two or
more paramaters. Syntax
@LOCASE(S1 [,S2..SN] )
Syntax Purpose
@AVE(A, B [,C..N] ) Convert one or more strings to
Purpose lower case and concatinate them.
Return the average of two or
more paramaters. Syntax
@Pad(S, X [, C] )
Syntax Purpose
@INC(X [,N] ) Pad end of string S so that it
Purpose is N in length with default
Increment X by one or second character or optional third
paramater if given. paramater C.
Syntax Syntax
@DEC(X [,N] ) @LEFTPAD(S, N [,C] )
Purpose Purpose
Decrement X by one or by Pad beginning of string S so
second paramater if given. that it is N in length with
default character or optional
Syntax third paramater C.
@If(Condition, Result1,
Result2) Syntax
Purpose @STR(X, P)
Return Result1 if Condition is Purpose
true or Result2 if Condition is Convert X to a formatted
false. string using P as the picture
mask.
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Syntax Syntax
@NUM(S) @TODAY
Purpose Purpose
Convert the unformatted string Return the current numeric
S to a number. date.
Syntax Syntax
@LEFTSTR(S, N) @DAY(D)
Purpose Purpose
Return the first N characters Return the day of the month in
of the string S. the date D.
Syntax Syntax
@RIGHTSTR(S, N) @MONTH(D)
Purpose Purpose
Return the right N characters Return the month of the year
of the string S. in the date D.
Syntax Syntax
@MIDSTR(S, P, N) @YEAR(D)
Purpose Purpose
Copy part of the string S Return the year in the date D.
starting at position P for N
characters. Syntax
@TIME(S)
Syntax Purpose
@INSTR(N, S1, S2) convert the time string S to a
Purpose numeric time.
Search in S1 for the sub
string S2 starting at position Syntax
N. @TIMESTR(T)
Purpose
Syntax Convert the numeric time T to
@LENSTR(S) a formatted time string.
Purpose
Return the length of the Syntax
string S. @CURRTIME
Purpose
Syntax Return the current time.
@DATE(S)
Purpose Syntax
Convert the date string S to a @HOUR(T)
numeric date. Purpose
See also: 00599Derived Return the hour in the time T.
Formulas
00205AddDateFormula Syntax
@MINUTE(T)
Syntax Purpose
@DATESTR(D) Return the number of minutes
Purpose in the Time T.
Convert the numeric date D to
a formatted date string. Syntax
@SECOND(T)
Purpose
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Return the number of seconds
in the time T.
Syntax
@StateTab(S)
Purpose
Return the name of a state
based on it's two character code
or number.
Syntax
@Country(S)
Purpose
Return the name of a country
based on it's country code.
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INDEX
Commerce Business CICAApp, 29
8 Daily, 28 CIFVendorNam), 27
8(a), 25, 30 competition CIFVendorName, 7,
Unique source, 29 33
A compressed printing, City, 8, 33, 35
A&E services, 31 12, 13 COAddress1, 27
acquired CompuServe, 1 COName, 8, 34
equipment, 28 Condition, 14 ContEstCode, 7,
manufactured, 28 construction, 31 27, 33
supplies, 28 construction site, ContNumb, 25
administration, 27 27 ContOffice, 8,
Aladdin, 4 contracts 25, 34
"Alt-M", 12 Termination, 25 ContOfOrNumb, 25
"Alt-O", 14 Count, 13 CountryCode, 8,
"Alt-P", 12 Create Computed 27, 35
Always, 12 Fields, 13 CountryManuf, 28
ANSI Basic Printer, customer service, 1 DD350Report, 32
18 DemoTestProg, 31
ASCII File, 18 D DODClaimant, 32
Asian American, 32 Data entry DODSystemCod, 8,
Authorized resale, correcting, 26 34
29 deleting, 26 DODSystemNam, 8,
AUTOEXEC.BAT, 3 original, 26 34
autoexec.bat, 4 Davis-Bacon Act, 31 Dollars, 26
Average, 13 decision-making, 27 EmergSmBus, 31
Delete Saved Query, ESBSetAside, 31
B 18 EstCompDateM, 31
Basic Ordering Directory EstCompDateY, 31
agreement, 25, 26 Root, 4 EthnicGroup, 32
bidders, 28 Structure, 4 ExtentCompet, 30
Black American, 32 writeable, 4 ForGovContra, 28
Boolean dollars Handicapped, 32
AND, 16 deobligated, 28, ICARParentName,
equal to, 16 31 27
greater than, 16 obligated, 28, 31 ICARStatus, 33
less than, 16 Domestic Contractor, ICARVendorName,
NOT, 16 30 27
OR, 16 KdContAction, 26
Boolean Logical E LaborStatues, 31
Operators, 16 evaluation ModNumb, 25
Buy Indian/Self- factor, 28 MultiYear, 32
Determination Act, NASAActions, 33
30 F NextHigherSB, 32
Faxing, 1 NumberOffers, 30
C Fieldname NumBidForeig, 28
CD Extensions, 3 ActionDate, 26 Obligation, 26
CICA Address1, 35 PerfCityCode, 27
applicability, 29 Address2, 35 PrdServCode, 7,
Clear Current Query, Address3, 35 27, 33
18 AdvAsServAwd, 27 PreferProg, 30
Comma Delimited AuthForComp, 29 PSName, 33
ASCII File, 10 BuyAmerican, 28
User's Guide 57
RollupAgency, 8, hyper-links, 45 O
34 offerors, 28
RptAgency, 25, 34 I OMB, 27
RUAgencyName, 34 ICAR, 8
SBSetAside, 32 indefinite delivery P
SICName, 34 contract, 26 Paradox, 10, 18
SICode, 27, 34 Indent Unique, 12 Patent/data rights,
SizeOfSmBus, 32 installation 29
StateAbbr, 7, 8, scripts, 4 Picture, 14
27, 33, 35 installing, 3 policy development,
SubContPlan, 30 International 27
SynopsisProc, 28 agreement, 29 Print Option, 12
TariffRegula, 28 printer port, 18
TypeContMod, 28 L printer types, 18
Typeof Entry, 26 Labor surplus, 30 processing plant, 27
VendorStreet, 7, Load Query, 17 procurement
33 procedures, 29
VendorType, 30 M Product and Services
WomanOwned, 30 management, 27 Manual, 27
ZipCode, 8 management systems, Public Interest, 29
Zipcode, 33, 35 27
FIP Pub. 10-3, 28 manufacturing R
Fixed Length ASCII assembly point, 27 records
File, 10 Maximum, 13 Found, 17
Foreign Contractor, mined, 28 Read, 17
30 mines, 27 refuse systems, 31
FPDS, 27 Minimum, 13 registration, 1
Function Key regulatory body, 28
Ctrl Page Down, N Rename Query, 18
45 National security, Report Options, 17
Ctrl Page Up, 45 29 Report Query, 9
Esc, 45 national security, 6 report types, 18
F1, 45 network, 3
F10, 45 Never, 12
F2, 45 New definitive
F3, 45 contract, 26
F5, 5, 45 New Query, 10
F7, 45 non-nuclear ship
F8, 45 repair, 31
Shift-TAB, 45
TAB, 45
G
Generate Report /
Export, 17
GEnie, 1
gross revenue, 32
Group, 14
grown, 27, 28
H
Hispanic American,
32
hospitals, 30
User's Guide 58
S Small Disadvantaged Tie-bid, 30
Save Query, 17 Business, 30
Save Query As, 17 Specify Search U
Select Fields, 12 Criteria, 16 Unique, 12
Select File, 14 Specify Sort
Select Files, 11 Criteria, 14 V
Service Contract Standard Deviation, View Last Counts, 18
Act, 31 13 View Last Report, 18
service rates, 28 sub-totals, 14
Set Key Range, 14 Summation, 13 W
Set Printer swap files, 4 Walsh-Healy Act, 31
Type/Port, 18
set-aside, 30 T
Sheltered Workshop, Tabular Report, 10
30, 32 Termination for
SIC, 8 convenience, 26