Read a contract award or modification

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An award action is one recorded transaction on a contract: the original award or a later modification that changes the recorded terms or funding. One contract can have many actions, each with its own action date and obligation.

From Main Menu → Research → Award History, choose a year and search, then select Contract # in a result. In a grouped result, select the arrow to expand the contract/reference and then select Contract # on the action you want. This opens Award Details for that action. Select the page's Back button to return to the preceding results, or Main Menu to start another search. The award results guide explains the two layouts. Start with the contract and modification number, description, dates and obligation. The example here is HDEC0821C0028 / P00033, a past action involving custodial work at Memphis Commissary.

This action is transaction 0, signed April 24, 2026, with an Action Obligation of $228,071.24. Its description mentions shelf stocking and custodial services. Keep P00033 with the contract number so you can return to this exact action.

Use purchaser and contractor information to learn who bought the work and who received it. A blank field has no displayed value here.

Award Details excerpt for contract HDEC0821C0028, modification P00033

Transaction Information

Displayed field Meaning and use
Prepared Date Date and time this award record was prepared, separate from the contract's signature and start dates.
Prepared User User identifier recorded when this award record was prepared.
Last Modified Date Date and time this record was last updated; a contract modification can have a different date.
Last Modified User User identifier recorded when this award record was last updated.

Document Information

Award ID spans four columns. Keep all four when identifying the action.

Displayed field Meaning and use
Agency Recorded awarding agency identifier; the example shows 97AZ. Retain it with the procurement identifier to avoid confusing similarly numbered awards.
Procurement Identifier Contract identifier, also called the PIID. The example is HDEC0821C0028.
Modification # Modification identifier for this action: P00033 in the example. Several results can share one contract number.
Transaction # Recorded transaction number, 0 here. Preserve it when distinguishing reporting transactions.
Referenced IDV # Despite this label, the example displays modification-reason code C, meaning Funding Only Action, here. For a vehicle reference, use Ref # in award results. FPDS modification reasons.
Reason for Mod Blank on this layout; read the displayed modification-reason code in the row above.
Solicitation ID Recorded solicitation identifier associated with the award; here HDEC0821R0002. Use it to research the original requirement, not as proof that the solicitation is currently open.

Dates and Amounts

Displayed field Meaning and use
Date Signed Signature date recorded for this action. The example modification was signed April 24, 2026.
Effective Date Recorded effective/start date, July 1, 2021 here. A later modification can retain an earlier contract start date.
Completion Date Recorded current completion date. It was blank in this example; do not substitute the ultimate date silently.
Ultimate Completion Date Latest recorded completion date, June 30, 2026 here. Use it when researching possible follow-on work; it is not a rebid date.
Action Obligation Amount obligated or deobligated by the selected action. 228071.24 here is $228,071.24, not the full value of every action on this contract.
Base and Exercise Options Value Recorded base-and-exercised-options value for the action; the label says “Exercise.” The example displays .00. This is a different measure from obligation.
Base and All Options Value Recorded value including all options. .00 on this modification does not imply the underlying contract has no value.
Indefinite Delivery Vehicle Fee Recorded fee for use of a vehicle, when supplied. Blank here; do not interpret a blank as a zero fee.

The action's obligation, contract dates and option values answer different questions. Compare related actions before calculating a contract total. FPDS field glossary.

To compare several modifications of one contract, return to award results, expand the group and open each Contract # + Mod #. One example has four action amounts of −$1,498, $0, $5,376 and $8,160, which add to a $12,038 group Total.

Purchaser Information

These fields identify the buyer. On this page, Contracting Office Name displays the department name and Location displays the office name. In the example they show DEPT OF DEFENSE and DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY respectively.

Displayed field Meaning and use
Contracting Agency Name Agency name from the contracting-office lookup. Use it to identify the purchasing organization for further research.
Contracting Office Name Department name from that lookup, despite the office label. Confirm the actual office through the result's office link or official record before outreach.
Location Contracting-office name from the same lookup. This is not a separately reported worksite.
City, State & Zip Code Address geography for the displayed purchasing office. It is not the contractor address or the place-of-performance ZIP. The Memphis description does not turn this office address into the Memphis worksite.
Funding Agency ID Identifier of the agency supplying the requirement's funding; 97AZ here. Funding and contracting organizations can differ.
Funding Office ID Identifier of the funding/requesting office; HQCSJ9 here. It is not necessarily the agency's finance office. FPDS funding-office explanation.
Funded By Foreign Entity Foreign-funding classification. Here X means Not Applicable: no foreign government or international organization bears the acquisition cost. FPDS user manual, foreign funding.

Contractor Information

The contractor fields identify the awardee shown on this action. For current registration or contact details, open View SAM Details.

Displayed field Meaning and use
CCR Exception Recorded exception to contractor registration, using the older CCR label. Blank here does not establish current SAM registration status.
Vendor Name Recorded awardee name. Use identifiers as well as the name when matching the company.
DBAN Doing-business-as name when recorded; the example is blank. It is an alternate business name, not another awardee.
Address 1 First recorded vendor address line.
Address 2 Second address line, such as an additional unit or location detail; blank here.
City Recorded vendor city.
State and Zip Recorded vendor state and postal code. This is the company's address, not the work location.
Congressional District Recorded vendor congressional district; blank here. It does not describe the purchasing office's district.
Country Recorded vendor country; USA in the example. It is separate from product origin.
Phone Vendor telephone number shown on the action.
Fax Vendor fax number shown on the action.
DUNS Number Legacy vendor identifier displayed as link text when present. Here the text is blank, although the page contains an empty link to a vendor detail by CAGE. Do not treat a blank DUNS as a CAGE or a usable visible identifier. No UEI field is displayed in this layout.

Contract Data

The flags below show how this action was classified. True and False are displayed values; a blank has no displayed value.

Displayed field Meaning and use
Multi Year Contract Recorded multiyear-contract flag, False here. This reporting category differs from a contract that merely lasts several calendar years or has annual options. FPDS multiyear explanation.
Purchase Card Whether purchase card is recorded as the payment method; False here. This is not the type of contract instrument.
Performance Based Performance-based service-acquisition classification. The example shows 1; use the FPDS field definition to interpret this code.
Humanitarian Peacekeeping Operation Classification for contingency, humanitarian, peacekeeping or emergency acquisition. The example shows X, whose meaning is not established here; do not infer an operation from the label alone.
Contract Financing Financing/payment-arrangement classification, such as progress or advance payments. Z means Not Applicable. FPDS financing dictionary.
Cost Accounting Standards Clause Recorded applicability of the cost accounting standards clause. Blank here; inspect the contract if clause applicability matters.
Number of Actions Action count shown for this record, 1 here. It is separate from the search result count.
Clinger Cohen Act Recorded Clinger-Cohen planning-compliance flag, False here. It does not establish general regulatory compliance of the contractor.
Service Contract Act Recorded service-contract labor-standards applicability flag, True here. Confirm the actual labor clauses and wage determination in the contract before pricing work.
Walsh-Healey Act Recorded supplies/materials public-contract labor-standard applicability flag; blank here.
Davis Beacon Act The page's misspelling of the Davis-Bacon construction wage-rate reporting field. Blank here does not settle which wage requirements apply.

FPDS now describes these labor fields as labor standards, materials/supplies/articles/equipment, and construction wage-rate requirements. The Proxity labels are older. FPDS definitive-contract field guidance.

Product or Service Information

Displayed field Meaning and use
Product or Service Code Classification of the purchased product/service. S299 means Housekeeping—Other, which is broader than a custodial-only requirement. Read the description too. Official PSC manual.
Principal NAICS Code Recorded industry classification. 561990 is All Other Support Services; it is not a guarantee that all custodial work uses this code. Census NAICS manual.
Bundled Contract (>$5 Million) Bundling classification. H means Not Bundled. The displayed dollar threshold is an old label, not a current rule to apply to the obligation. FPDS bundling codes.
System Equipment Code DoD program, system or equipment classification. The example shows 000; keep the code with the action when researching that category.
Country of Product Origin Recorded product/service-origin country; US here. It is separate from the vendor's country and the purchasing-office location.
Place of Manufacture Manufacture classification. C means Not a manufactured end product, consistent with a service action. It is not a city code. FPDS manufacture dictionary.
Use of Recovered Material Recovered-material/sustainability reporting classification. C means neither the specified recovered-material clauses nor a sustainability category was included. This is a reporting category, not a measurement of recycled content.
InfoTech Commercial Item Category IT commercial-availability classification. Z means Not IT Products or Services.
Claimant Program Code Older DoD claimant-program classification. The example shows S1; use the applicable code definition if this field matters to your research.
Sea Transportation Whether supplies were expected to move by sea. Historical code U means Unknown, not No. FPDS made the field not applicable from January 28, 2023; Proxity can still display a retained value. FPDS historical sea-transport codes, current field retirement guidance.
GFE/GFP Provided Recorded government-furnished equipment/property designation. Blank here does not establish whether property is available to a contractor. Check the contract.
Use of EPA Designated Products EPA-designated-product reporting classification. E means Not Required.

The recovered-material, IT, claimant-program and EPA definitions above follow the FPDS version 1.5 user manual. Code meanings can change between reporting versions; apply the definition for the recorded field and date.

Competition Information and Description

Displayed field Meaning and use
Extent Competed Competition classification for this action. D means Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources. FPDS competition codes.
Solicitation Procedures Recorded solicitation method. NP means negotiated proposal/quote procedures. FPDS procedure dictionary.
Evaluated Preference Preference used in evaluating offers. NONE means no evaluation preference was recorded as used. It is not the same field as set-aside type. FPDS glossary.
Statutory Exception to Fair Opportunity Recorded exception classification for applicable ordering competitions. Blank here supplies no exception explanation.
Reason Not Competed Recorded noncompetition reason, when applicable. Blank here is not a separate affirmative declaration of unrestricted competition.
Number of Offers Received Reported offer count, 9 here. It is not the number of awardees, interested companies or current competitors.
Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Older program designation; blank on this action.
Commercial Item Test Program Commercial-item test-program flag, False here.
Commercial Item Acquisition Procedures Recorded applicability of commercial-item acquisition procedures. Blank here supplies no determination.
Subcontract Plan — first occurrence B means Plan Not Required. It does not mean the prime has no subcontractors or will not team. FPDS subcontract-plan dictionary.
Price Evaluation Percent Difference Recorded percentage difference used for an applicable price-evaluation adjustment/preference. The page renders 0. % here. It is not an award profit margin, discount or teaming share. FPDS price-evaluation dictionary.
Subcontract Plan — second occurrence Repeats the same field and B value. It is not a second plan or separate subcontract commitment.
Description More of the requirement text than the results preview. The example mentions shelf stocking, RSHA and custodial services at Memphis Commissary. Open the original award or solicitation for the full work description.

For Set Aside and POP Zip, return to award results. This detail page does not offer an Excel export or contract-document download.

Return and continue researching

Use Back to compare another action on the contract, or Main Menu to start a different search. Logout ends the session. To download actions, use Export To Excel on award results.

For this example, record the contract/modification/transaction, the $228,071.24 action obligation and the description. Treat the ultimate completion date as a lead for checking follow-on notices. Run a separate solicitation search before calling any future work an opportunity.

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