Welcome to Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation

FPDS-NG offers public users unprecedented access to the spending patterns of the Federal government – at no cost. Once you have registered at www.fpds.gov, you will have access to all actions in that have been submitted to FPDSNG from across the Federal government.

Prior to using the system, we recommend that you review the information on this page. FPDS-NG is designed as a self-service tool for the public. You will find details on what information is in FPDS-NG and the many ways to access it. Additionally, detailed Help files are available that describe how to get reports and generate your own.

What’s in FPDS-NG?

Contract Actions:

• Fiscal Year 04 Data: Agencies report contract actions, including base actions and modifications, to FPDS-NG. FPDS-NG has been expanded to include new fields for Fiscal Year (FY) 04 and forward. The data dictionary contains a description of the data for FY 04 and forward.
• Real-time Availability: In many cases, contract data is available to the public when the contract is awarded to the vendor. With FPDS-NG, the information is now available in near real-time.
• Legacy Data: Over 12 million legacy contract actions were migrated from the FPDC system and are now available in FPDS-NG. This includes FPDC transactions back to 1979.
• Release of Data: For security reasons, the Department of Defense (DoD) only releases contract data after a 90-day waiting period. However, the contract information is included immediately in the aggregate spending totals found in Standard Reports.

How do I access the detailed contract actions?

Advanced Search Capability:

• Advanced Search provides a quick and easy shortcut to search through all contract actions. The search criteria include vendor name, contract number, Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), funding agency/contracting office or contracting agency/office, dollars obligated and date ranges.
• Advanced Search returns a summary for each contract that meets the criteria with a link to the detailed contract action.
• With the vast number of records available for search, we recommend that you maximize your search by narrowing the criteria. To ensure that the system is available for the entire user population, large queries may be limited.
• Advanced Search is available by clicking on the Advanced Search button at the top of the FPDS-NG Reports Suite main menu screen.

How can I find aggregate information?

Standard Reports:

• There are approximately 27 Standard Reports available to the Public.
• These reports allow you to enter specific search criteria to narrow and customize the results.
• Standard Reports are limited to no more than one year’s worth of data for each execution.
• In the Standard Reports section, additional help information is provided to help you pick the most pertinent report.
• There is an icon for Standard Reports on the website.

Published Reports:

• Published reports include “pre-selected” reports that aggregate data to convey spending patterns from across the Federal government.
• Currently, the Federal Procurement Report for FY 1981 through 2007, the annual Small Business Goaling Report and the Top 100 Contractors Report are also available on the FPDS-NG website.

Custom (AdHoc) Reports:

• FPDS-NG enables users to create their own reports from scratch. Using this feature requires detailed knowledge of the more than 160 individual data elements in the FPDS-NG system and experience with enterprise report generation tools.
• Please review the reports training documentation prior to using this feature. For information on the data fields contained in FPDS-NG and a list of valid values, review the data dictionary.
• Custom Reports offer enormous flexibility for public users. Please design your queries carefully. To ensure that the system is available for the entire user population, FPDS-NG may automatically halt large queries. If you are unsuccessful in your search, please reconsider your query and try again. If still unsuccessful, contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220 or by web form at www.fsd.gov to receive assistance with your query.
• If experiencing difficulty with this tool, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220 or by web form at www.fsd.gov
• There is an icon for Ad Hoc Reports on the website.
• Ad Hoc Reports are limited to no more than one year’s worth of data for each execution.

What’s not in FPDS-NG?

• Copies of entire contracts, statements of work, and subcontracting data.
• Purchase Card data.
• Data from agencies not subject to FPDS reporting requirements according to the Federal Acquisition Regulations .
• Interagency agreements.
• Grants data.
• Cooperative agreements.
• Training authorizations.
• Imprest fund transactions.
• Transactions related only to non-appropriated funds.
• Most transactions that involve Government bills of lading or transportation requests.
• Requisitions transferring supplies within or among departments or agencies.
• Tracking functionality related to making awards or to tracking dollars.

How to maximize using FPDS-NG?

• Tracking functionality related to making awards or to tracking dollars.
• The system has been designed as a self-service tool. The detailed Help Files can assist you at each step of the way. To optimize your results, we encourage you to review this information.
• Be sure to make your search criteria as specific as possible to get your desired results. If you are unsuccessful in your search, please reconsider your query and try again. If still unsuccessful, contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220 or by web form at www.fsd.gov to receive assistance with your query.
• Please contact us at www.fsd.gov with suggestions and ideas for:

o Additional reports.

o Additional Advanced Search criteria.

o General comments.

• Please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220 if you are experiencing difficulties.

What are the highlights of the new FPDS-NG?

• Federal contract information is available to the public earlier than ever before.

o Many agencies now submit contract actions to FDPS-NG as soon as the contract is awarded.

o Twenty-seven Standard Reports are available to the Public.

• Advanced Search capability is available to everyone.
• Data and Reports are available in real-time and free.