An accounting code still sits at the front of the description — a Navy contract of $3.23 billion
A Navy contract signed in 2008 and closed on 31 March 2023, obligating about $3.23 billion. Its description begins with the machine-facing prefix TAS::17 1319:: before the programme name starts.
Contract key facts
- RecipientNorthrop Grumman
- Contract value$3,229,122,597 (≈$3.23B)
- BranchNavy
- Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
- Awarding sub-agencyDepartment of the Navy
- Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
- Period of performance2008-04-22 〜 2023-03-31
- Contract ID (PIID)N0001908C0023
Contract scope (original)
TAS::17 1319::TAS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
Key points
- Signed by the Department of the Navy on 22 April 2008 and closed on 31 March 2023 for about $3.23 billion.
- The description begins with the machine-facing prefix TAS::17 1319::.
- Three of the Defense Department contracts kept here have descriptions starting with that prefix.
- With the prefix removed, the text reads as the name of work at the development and demonstration stage.
1Symbols come before the sentence
In the previous article the description held a single meaningless word. Here the description does carry a real programme name — but something else is attached in front of it.
2Strip the prefix and it reads as a description
Remove TAS::17 1319:: and a programme name is what remains. The part to discard and the part to read share one field.
- 1Read it as it standsSymbols, digits and English run together and the sentence has no clear start
- 2Spot the prefixThe segment before the double colons is machine-facing identification
- 3Take the programme nameWhat is left names work at the development and demonstration stage
- 4Note the limitWhich system it refers to cannot be pinned down from this field alone
3Why the shape of the record survives
Federal spending data is assembled by passing through several systems. Identifiers added along the way are not always stripped before the end. The legacy lines seen in the two previous records are the same phenomenon in a different form.
The next article takes up a health-care contract sitting inside the defence spending data.
Why it matters
Descriptions can carry identifiers picked up during collection. In any system that searches or classifies on this field, results turn on whether the preprocessing removes those prefixes.
FAQ
What does TAS::17 1319:: refer to?
Are prefixes like this common?
Can the description be searched as-is?
Sources (primary)
This article is an independent organization based on the U.S. official spending data below. Verify the exact, latest details with the official source.
- USAspending (award details)
- Contract ID (PIID)：N0001908C0023