Federal Procurement Contracts Exceeding Micro-Purchase Threshold

Federal Procurement Data System contains Federal contract information where contract value is expected to exceed the micro-purchase threshold. The dataset is maintained by the General Services Administration and was last updated in November 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze contract award patterns and reporting data for federal procurement oversight.
• Track acquisition trends and contract values exceeding the micro-purchase threshold.
• Study FPDS reporting metadata to understand federal spending compliance.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Federal Procurement Data System.
• Released under a public domain (CC-Zero) license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Data recency is limited, with the last known update in November 2020.
• Specific data schema, including column names and row counts, is unavailable for review.

Provenance

Source

General Services Administration

Collection Method

Houses Federal contract information from reporting systems.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-11-10.

Geography

United States Federal Government