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Is Sba Certified Small Disadvantaged Business

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor on the award record is identified in FPDS as an SBA-certified Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB). It is a vendor site certification attribute at the award level, not a narrative description of the firm.

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__vendorCertifications__isSBACertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness
Title
Is Sba Certified Small Disadvantaged Business
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorCertifications/isSBACertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor on the award record is identified in FPDS as an SBA-certified Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB). It is a vendor site certification attribute at the award level, not a narrative description of the firm.
Business Meaning
This field supports socioeconomic analysis, small business goal tracking, and compliance review by identifying awards associated with SBA-certified SDB vendors. Analysts use it to measure participation, compare award patterns across set-aside and unrestricted actions, and assess whether procurement outcomes align with small business policy objectives.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

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

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 SBA-certified small disadvantaged business vendors
  • Calculate award dollars or counts to SDB vendors
  • Segment vendor participation by socioeconomic category

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the field as a statement about the contract set-aside instead of the vendor's certification status
  • Assuming null or blank values mean the vendor is not certified

Query Guidance

Use explicit value checks against the observed coding in your dataset, for example WHERE field IN (1,'1','Y','true') for positive cases. If you need a reliable certification analysis, join or group by this flag alongside other vendor certification fields and handle nulls separately from false values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSBACertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness AS is_sba_certified_small_disadvantaged_business
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSBACertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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