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Is Local Government

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor entity recorded on the award is a local government. It is a classification flag within the vendor business type hierarchy, not a narrative description of the award action.

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__isLocalGovernment
Title
Is Local Government
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor entity recorded on the award is a local government. It is a classification flag within the vendor business type hierarchy, not a narrative description of the award action.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify contracts awarded to local government entities, which is important for socioeconomic segmentation, intergovernmental procurement analysis, and policy reporting. It can also support reviews of public-sector participation and vendor type mix in federal awards.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

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

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 made to local government vendors
  • Segment vendor population by government entity type
  • Support compliance and public-sector sourcing analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field describes the award recipient name rather than a vendor classification
  • Treating a missing or non-1 value as definitively false without checking the dataset’s coding scheme

Query Guidance

Use this field as a boolean filter in SQL after confirming the stored code values, for example `WHERE isLocalGovernment = 1` or the equivalent true-coded value. If the column is text or mixed-coded, normalize the observed values first and validate against related vendor business type fields before aggregating.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isLocalGovernment AS is_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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