# Federal Contract Vehicles

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 A **contract vehicle** is a streamlined method the government uses to buy goods and services. Contract vehicles are centrally managed by a federal agency, which reduces acquisition administrative costs and creates time and resource efficiencies.
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In GovTribe, the Awards section of the main menu contains the award information and obligations for every federal contract, contract IDV, contracting vehicle, and grant. GovTribe regularly mines contract-related award information from[ FPDS.gov](http://fpds.gov) and [USASpending.gov](https://www.usaspending.gov/) in near real time so this information is synced with the definitive federal source. 

Award information is searchable on GovTribe, via the **Awards** section of the navigation menu. 

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The first three items of this menu section, described later in this document, are related to federal contracts. The fourth menu item allows you to search for [Federal Grant Awards](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/~/revisions/cDxWtNBI1DH0juZ9VoeZ/what-is.../federal-grant-awards).

This document describes the second item: Federal Contract Vehicles, which is the [third level of the awards data hierarchy](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/~/revisions/cDxWtNBI1DH0juZ9VoeZ/federal-contract-award-data-hierarchy#level-3-federal-contract-vehicles).

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[Federal Contract Award Data Hierarchy](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/~/revisions/cDxWtNBI1DH0juZ9VoeZ/what-is.../federal-contract-award-data-hierarchy)\
[Funding Report](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/~/revisions/cDxWtNBI1DH0juZ9VoeZ/reporting-and-analysis/reports/funding-report)

## The Federal Contract Vehicles Search Page

***To access the Federal Contract Vehicles Search Page:***

**Step 1.**  Go to:  **Main Menu** >> **Awards** >> **Federal Contract Vehicles**.  ([Take me there](https://govtribe.com/award/federal-vehicle))

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The *Federal Contract Vehicles Search Page* will be displayed, which allows you to view and access Federal Contract IDV Awards sourced by GovTribe.

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Please refer to[ Search 101](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/~/revisions/cDxWtNBI1DH0juZ9VoeZ/getting-started-understanding-the-basics/search-101) for details on how to use this page to search for awards.
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The following image describes this page and its features and functionality. Note the following:

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## The Federal Contract Vehicle Detail Page

***To access a Federal Contract Vehicle Detail Page:***

**Step 1.**  Go to:  **Main Menu** >> **Awards** >> **Federal Contract Vehicles** ([take me there](https://govtribe.com/award/federal-vehicle)), search for the desired award, then click on the **Title** of the award listed (or its **View** button).

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The *Federal Contract Vehicle Detail Page* will be displayed. 

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/WgKnuiTbhLWoXThfiiTrl71eTqSKX57pLgSAdACYa3IuNyWfLTYX9313bApJwuoJ-dm3-mCWVM3xcVgAM31vDhlcBeEJ0XzR79lutUrHiVx0MczV9dgrBkbQ2EJY0kzdDwnfXxth)

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If a section described below does not apply to a particular award it will not be displayed.
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### Details Section

This section displays important details of the Contract Vehicle Award, including a summary of the Contract Vehicle, Award Date, Last Date to Order, and Predecessors and Successors, if available.

![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/BHKdbXMS8OHV8-SqrC4QbLlwRrrT1xfMVJLAPN-rR3qkSLiMfiX-u7h75htcUKPghmjTpffB4xJXBPaNgGnYG-EhWYaoyE9m8msi2jlbkz4Nk9HFTRBN7pgeBZvJTqvJR6zo9bmx)

### Award Hierarchy Section

If applicable, the award hierarchy will be displayed, similar to the following image:

![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/6TOV2KiarFTXKU_YUA-LEilpgt2PZLwLamoE6Fmm6ZXHYT7AzZcuxKT1wF4O9dwPkyXpsiKNk6mj3YiYd1egbKCf2E_A061UynOXtL8VXaI-OP0XPfpy5YU79nLNVytcYFRBRQQL)

See [Federal Contract Award Data Hierarchy](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/~/revisions/cDxWtNBI1DH0juZ9VoeZ/what-is.../federal-contract-award-data-hierarchy) for a complete description of the award hierarchy.

### Aggregate Obligations Section

This section displays various funding information currently true for the Contract Vehicle. Scroll over any item to view details about that metric.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/PRoGgoOiTHwVSHvLy-XEk8t62aWprmvxKkG7OhnBgr47aFpGqP3039k9a_vVmIQSTs00uEqOLlK8bAt75vZIVN1QnyieCb2kSvVGHMbIdwNImtUi-qhKTWnn7bPFqy3oSecgmZEi)

Click the **Total Task Orders** button to view a graph displaying the task order distribution amongst the awarded vendors. 

### Funding Analysis Section

This section provides useful funding information for the Contract Vehicle, starting at the highest contracting level and allowing you to drill down to the lowest. 

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See [Detail Pages - Funding Analysis Section](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/~/revisions/cDxWtNBI1DH0juZ9VoeZ/reporting-and-analysis/reports-on-detail-pages/detail-pages-funding-analysis-section) (found in the **Reports on Detail Pages** section of this User Guide) for a more detailed description of this section’s functionality.
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### Federal Agencies Section

This screen displays a list of all Federal Agencies associated with the Contract Vehicle.

![](https://3812838900-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MCSLrBicFcHXK4b-nOy%2F-MHhiIdXEFQyox6LZkvZ%2F-MHhl4_SBeufj4sjHOAl%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=8bd38cba-dd3d-4040-8cad-f160b11842b4)

### Federal Contract IDV Awards Section

This section displays a list of all Federal Contract IDVs that have been awarded under this IDV Award.

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### Federal Contract Awards Section

This section displays a list of all Federal Contracts that have been awarded under this Contract Vehicle Award.

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### Federal Contract Opportunities Section

This section provides access to information about the Federal Contractor Opportunities that resulted in the Award.

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### Awardees Section

This section displays a list of all Awardees under the Contract Vehicle and their relevant information.

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