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Is Small Business

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor recorded on the award is classified in FPDS as a small business. A value such as 0 indicates the condition is not met; other observed values should be interpreted according to the FPDS code set used in the extract.

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__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isSmallBusiness
Title
Is Small Business
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/isSmallBusiness
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor recorded on the award is classified in FPDS as a small business. A value such as 0 indicates the condition is not met; other observed values should be interpreted according to the FPDS code set used in the extract.
Business Meaning
This flag is used to measure small business participation in federal procurement, support socioeconomic reporting, and evaluate compliance with small business goals and set-aside policies. It is a core segmentation field for award counts, obligated dollars, and vendor mix analysis.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

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

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 small business vendors
  • Calculate small business obligation share
  • Analyze socioeconomic participation trends

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming every non-null value means true without checking the code set
  • Using the field as a proxy for vendor size in contexts where the award record may be incomplete or outdated

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses to isolate small business awards, and normalize coded values before aggregation if the extract is not strictly boolean. When joining or grouping, pair it with obligation amounts, vendor identifiers, and other socioeconomic indicators to avoid misclassification; for example, filter on the known small-business code rather than relying on text labels.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isSmallBusiness AS is_small_business
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isSmallBusiness IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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