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Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the award is reported as part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. It is a classification field on the award record, not a measure of size, competition level, or performance.

Family: Award
Category: Competition
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__competition__smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram
Title
Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program
FPDS Path
award/competition/smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the award is reported as part of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. It is a classification field on the award record, not a measure of size, competition level, or performance.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards subject to the program's special procurement framework and separate them from standard small business or unrestricted procurements. It is useful for compliance reviews, policy impact analysis, and segmenting award activity tied to this historical program.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
36,974,102

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__competition__smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram
FPDS XML Path
award/competition/smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/competition/smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__competition__smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Competition and sole-source analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter awards reported under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program
  • Segment competition analyses by special small-business program status
  • Support compliance or policy review of awards with program-specific reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the flag as a measure of whether the contractor is a small business
  • Using the field as a proxy for full and open competition or socioeconomic set-aside status

Query Guidance

Filter on the coded flag value that represents true/yes in your data extract, and confirm whether the dataset stores the field as a boolean, numeric code, or text token. When building aggregates, group by the decoded meaning rather than the raw representation, and exclude null or missing values only if you intend to analyze explicitly reported cases.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__competition__smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram AS small_business_competitiveness_demonstration_program
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__competition__smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__award__competition__smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__competition__smallBusinessCompetitivenessDemonstrationProgram IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.