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Is Interstate Entity

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor is classified in FPDS as an interstate entity within vendor site details. It is a flag tied to the government-entity type substructure and represents a specific classification rather than a free-text description.

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__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity
Title
Is Interstate Entity
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isInterstateEntity
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor is classified in FPDS as an interstate entity within vendor site details. It is a flag tied to the government-entity type substructure and represents a specific classification rather than a free-text description.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards associated with vendors that are treated as interstate entities, which can matter for jurisdictional review, reporting segmentation, and compliance-related analysis. It is useful when examining how vendor entity type may relate to contracting patterns, eligibility, or oversight requirements.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity
FPDS XML Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isInterstateEntity
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isInterstateEntity' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity'.

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 vendors classified as interstate entities
  • Segment vendor records for compliance or jurisdiction analysis
  • Compare award patterns by government-entity classification

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the flag as a vendor name or textual description
  • Assuming all non-1 values mean false without checking null and code definitions

Query Guidance

Use explicit value tests in SQL, such as WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity = 1, and handle nulls separately if absence of a value is analytically meaningful. If the field is coded as text in your extract, inspect distinct values first and normalize before aggregation.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity AS is_interstate_entity
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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