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Is Township Local Government

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor's business type includes a township local government. It is a sub-attribute within the vendor business type details, used to identify this specific local-government classification when present.

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__isTownshipLocalGovernment
Title
Is Township Local Government
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isTownshipLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor's business type includes a township local government. It is a sub-attribute within the vendor business type details, used to identify this specific local-government classification when present.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts segment awards to township-level local government vendors, which is useful for jurisdictional analysis, intergovernmental contracting, and identifying when a recipient is a public local authority rather than a private entity. It can also support compliance, reporting, and trend analysis across government-to-government procurement activity.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

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

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 township local government vendors
  • Segment procurement by vendor governmental entity type
  • Support compliance and intergovernmental spending analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing this subtype flag with the broader local government indicator
  • Interpreting coded values without checking the dataset's null/zero/one conventions

Query Guidance

Use it as a boolean filter or coded flag in WHERE clauses, e.g. `... WHERE localGovernment.isTownshipLocalGovernment = 1` when 1 denotes true. If the field is stored as text or nullable, normalize values and test for the source-specific true code before aggregating.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isTownshipLocalGovernment AS is_township_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isTownshipLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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