Data Dictionary

Data Resources Data Dictionary API

Form Field Name	API Tag	File Download	Field Definition	Mandatory	Form Field Type	Accepted Value/Format
UEI	uei	UEI	Unique Entity Identifier assigned by SAM.gov	Yes	Text	12 characters
Company Name	firm	Company	Name of the business	Yes	Text	1-255 characters
Title	award_title	Award Title	Title of the project	Yes	Text	1-255 characters
Agency	agency	Agency	Agency making the award	Yes	Dropdown	2-4 characters
Branch	branch	Branch	Optional if agency is not “DOD”, but mandatory if Agency is “DOD”	No	Dropdown	0 or 2-4 charaters
Phase	phase	Phase	Phase I or Phase II	Yes	Radio	"1" or "2" without quotes
Program	program	Program	SBIR or STTR Program	Yes	Radio	"SBIR" or "STTR" without quotes
Agency Tracking Number	agency_tracking_number	Agency Tracking Number	Unique code assigned by the agency/branch that made the Phase 1 submission. Must be unique across all of TECH-Net	Yes	Text	1-60 characters
Contract/Grant #	contract	Contract	Contract	Yes	Text	0-20 characters
Proposal Award Date	proposal_award_date	Proposal Award Date	The first day of contract performance	Yes, Except HHS	Date	Date Format YYYY-MM-DD
Contract End Date	contract_end_date	Contract End Date	The last day of contract performance	Yes, Except HHS	Date	Date Format YYYY-MM-DD
Solicitation Number	solicitation_number	Solicitation Number	Solicitation Number	No	Text	0-55 characters
Solicitation Year	solicitation_year	Solicitation Year	The Fiscal Year in which the proposal was submitted	Yes	Text	4 digit Year (YYYY)
Solicitation Close Date	Solicitation_close_date	Solicitation Close Date	The date of the solicitation close for the solicitation	Required for all agencies except for DoD and HHS	Date	Date Format YYYY-MM-DD
Proposal Receipt Date	proposal_submitted_date	Proposal Submitted Date	The Date the Proposal was submitted	Yes	Date	Date Format YYYY-MM-DD
Date of Notification	date_of_notification	Date of Notification	The first day of contract performance	Required for all agencies except HHS	Date	Date Format YYYY-MM-DD
Topic Code	topic_code	Topic Code	The code or number for the topic or subtopic	Yes	Text	0-15 character
Award Year	award_year	Award Year	The Fiscal year of the award	Yes	Dropdown	4 digit Federal Fiscal Year
Award Amount	award_amount	Award Amount	Amount of the Award	Yes	Text	in dollars, plain or formatted
DUNS	duns	DUNS	Dunn and Bradstreet DUNS number	No	Text	9 numeric digits without any dash in the format XXXXXXXXX
HubZone Owned	hubzone_owned	Hubzone Owned	Hubzone Owned	Yes	Radio	1 character: “Y” or “N” or “U” without quotes (U = Unavailable)
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged	socially_economically_disadvantaged	Socially and Economically Disadvantaged	This field was previously known-as “Minority-Owned”	Yes	Radio	1 character: “Y” or “N” or “U” without quotes (U = Unavailable)
Women-Owned	women_owned	Woman Owned	At least 51% owned by women	Yes	Radio	1 character: “Y” or “N” or “U” without quotes (U = Unavailable)
Number of Employees	number_employees	Number Employees	Number Employees	No	Text	whole number in the range of 0-500
Company Url	company_url	Company Website	The URL for the company’s website	No	Text	0-255 Characters
Address 1	address1	Address1	Address1	Yes	Text	1-80 characters
Address 2	address2	Address2	Address2	No	Text	0-80 characters
City	city	City	City	Yes	Text	1-40 characters
State	state	State	State	Yes	Dropdown	2 characters and in the US Postal Service’s list of valid state codes
Zip	zip	Zip	Zip	Yes	Text	5 numeric digits, or 9 numeric digits with hyphen after 5 digits
Research Area Keywords	research_area_keywords	Research Keywords	A comma-separated list of technology research areas this submission can be associated	No	Text	0-255 characters
Abstract	abstract	Abstract	Description of the award	Yes	Text Area	any length except 0
Award Link	award_link	n/a	Award Link	n/a	Text	1-255 characters