Data Dictionary

Data Resources Data Dictionary API

Form Field Name	API Tag	File Download	Field Definition	Mandatory	Form Field Type	Accepted Value/Format
Solicitation Title	solicitation_title	N/A	The title of the solicitation	Yes	Text	1-255 characters
Solicitation Number	solicitation_number	N/A	A unique identifier given by the agency for the solicitation	No	Text	0-20 characters
Program	program	Program	"SBIR", "STTR", or “BOTH”	Yes	Radio	"SBIR" or "STTR" without quotes
Phase	phase	Phase	"Phase I", "Phase II", or “BOTH”	Yes	Radio	"1" or "2" without quotes
Agency	agency	Agency	The agency for the solicitation information	Yes	Dropdown	2-4 characters
Branch	branch	Branch	The branch for the solicitation information	No	Dropdown	2-4 characters
Solicitation Year	solicitation_year	SolicitiationYear	The Fiscal year of the solicitation release	Yes	Numeric	4 digit year
Release Date	release_date	ReleaseDate	The date on which the solicitation is released to the public	Yes	Text	Date Format YYYY-MM-DD
Open Date	open_date	Open Date	The date on which SBCs may begin submitting their proposals for the solicitation	Yes	Text	Date Format YYYY-MM-DD
Close Date	close_date	CloseDate	The submission deadline for the solicitation, a solicitation may have multiple due dates.	Yes	Text	Date Format YYYY-MM-DD
Application Due Date	application_due_date	N/A	The date on which the solicitation will close	Yes	Text	Date Format YYYY-MM-DD
Occurrence Number	occurrence_number	N/A	A sequence number given to the solicitation for that agency/program/year combination	No	Numeric	0-1 character
N/A	sbir_solicitation_link	N/A	SBIR Solicitation Link	No	Link	any length
Solicitation Agency URL	solicitation_agency_url	SolicitationAgencyURL	The link to the website where the solicitation is listed, this may be a page on the agency’s SBIR/STTR website, a page on FedBizOpps.gov, or another URL.	Yes	Text	any length
N/A	current_status	N/A	Open, Closed or Future	No	Link	4-6 characters