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Is Port Authority

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor site is identified as a port authority. It is part of the vendor site government-entity classification attached to the award record, and reflects the recorded entity type for that location.

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__isPortAuthority
Title
Is Port Authority
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isPortAuthority
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor site is identified as a port authority. It is part of the vendor site government-entity classification attached to the award record, and reflects the recorded entity type for that location.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts isolate awards made to port authorities, which can be relevant for infrastructure, transportation, local government, and quasi-public entity analysis. It supports segmentation by vendor ownership/governance structure and can be used in compliance, socioeconomic, and regional procurement reviews.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

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

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 port authorities
  • Segment vendor populations by government-entity subtype
  • Support compliance and reporting on quasi-public entities

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the flag as a property of the contract rather than the vendor site
  • Assuming 0 always means no without checking the dataset’s coding convention and null behavior

Query Guidance

Use a boolean or normalized code filter such as `WHERE isPortAuthority = 1` or the dataset’s equivalent true value. When the field is stored as a coded flag, verify the actual accepted values and exclude nulls explicitly if you need a strict yes/no population.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isPortAuthority AS is_port_authority
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isPortAuthority IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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