Ability to query /api/v2/download/awards/ using BASE action date

[glenrsmithjr]

Hello,

I'm attempting to query the above endpoint with the following request body:
{ "filters": { "agencies": [ { "type": "awarding", "tier": "toptier", "name": "Department of Defense" } ], "time_period": [ { "date_type": "action_date", "start_date": start_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), "end_date": end_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d") } ] }, "limit": 500000 }

where start_date and end_date are typically one month apart. I'm noticing in the results that the date_type of "action"date" queries on the "award_latest_action_date" field and not the "award_base_action_date".

Is there a way to search by the base action date? Searching on the latest action date is unfortunately unreliable for searching on a specific range as this value seems to change over time. The number of results returned from month to month is always wildly variable since it's not based on the number of new awards for that time period. Thank you.