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Is Tribal Government

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor entity is a tribal government. It identifies vendor site records that represent an eligible tribal government status rather than a generic commercial or nonprofit entity.

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__isTribalGovernment
Title
Is Tribal Government
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/isTribalGovernment
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor entity is a tribal government. It identifies vendor site records that represent an eligible tribal government status rather than a generic commercial or nonprofit entity.
Business Meaning
This field supports analysis of contracting with tribal governments, including set-aside compliance, socio-economic reporting, and spend tracking across government-to-government procurement activity. It helps analysts isolate awards involving tribal government vendors and assess participation in programs or policies that treat tribal governments differently from other vendor types.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

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

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 tribal government vendors
  • Measure contract volume and spend involving tribal governments
  • Segment vendor population by business type for compliance reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means missing rather than false
  • Using the flag alone without checking related vendor business type fields

Query Guidance

Use it as a boolean filter in WHERE clauses, after verifying the actual coded values in your dataset. Example: WHERE isTribalGovernment = 1; if the field is stored as a string or nullable code, normalize values first and handle NULLs explicitly in CASE logic.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isTribalGovernment AS is_tribal_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isTribalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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