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Country of Incorporation Name

Human-readable name of the vendor's country of incorporation recorded in the award's vendor site details. It is the label paired with the underlying country classification, not the code itself.

Family: Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name
Title
Country of Incorporation Name
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation/name
Description
Human-readable name of the vendor's country of incorporation recorded in the award's vendor site details. It is the label paired with the underlying country classification, not the code itself.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the legal country where the vendor entity is incorporated, which is important for assessing foreign ownership, domestic sourcing, and compliance with procurement rules or reporting requirements tied to vendor nationality.
Example Value
UNITED STATES
Observed Non-Null Count
70,292,334

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name
FPDS XML Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Identify foreign versus domestic vendors
  • Report vendor incorporation geography
  • Support compliance and sourcing analyses

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing country of incorporation with vendor location or place of performance
  • Using the label for joins instead of the corresponding country code when available

Query Guidance

Use this field in SELECT and GROUP BY for readable reporting, but prefer the paired code field for joins, filtering, and exact comparisons. If the schema exposes only the label, apply normalization such as UPPER(TRIM(...)) and review distinct values for inconsistent naming.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name AS country_of_incorporation_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

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