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Is County Local Government

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor, as recorded in the award's vendor site details, is identified as a county local government. It is one component of the vendor business type classification at the FPDS award level.

Family: Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCountyLocalGovernment
Title
Is County Local Government
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isCountyLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor, as recorded in the award's vendor site details, is identified as a county local government. It is one component of the vendor business type classification at the FPDS award level.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards made to county governments, which is important for market segmentation, intergovernmental procurement analysis, and compliance reviews. It can be used to distinguish local-government recipients from private-sector vendors and other public entities when assessing spending patterns or award eligibility.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCountyLocalGovernment
FPDS XML Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isCountyLocalGovernment
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isCountyLocalGovernment' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCountyLocalGovernment'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter awards to county government recipients
  • Segment obligation totals by vendor ownership or public-entity type
  • Support compliance or intergovernmental award reviews

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming a missing or zero value means the vendor is not a county government without checking source completeness
  • Treating this flag as a measure of award size, instrument type, or geographic location

Query Guidance

Use equality filters on the observed flag values, for example WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCountyLocalGovernment = 1, after verifying whether the dataset stores boolean flags as 1/0, Y/N, or TRUE/FALSE. If analyzing vendor type, combine this field with related local government indicators rather than relying on it alone.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCountyLocalGovernment AS is_county_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCountyLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCountyLocalGovernment AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCountyLocalGovernment 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.