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Is Us Government Entity

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor business type is classified as a U.S. Government entity. It is part of the vendor business type details and typically identifies entities such as federal agencies or other government organizations rather than private-sector firms.

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__businessOrOrganizationType__isUSGovernmentEntity
Title
Is Us Government Entity
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/businessOrOrganizationType/isUSGovernmentEntity
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor business type is classified as a U.S. Government entity. It is part of the vendor business type details and typically identifies entities such as federal agencies or other government organizations rather than private-sector firms.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts separate government-to-government awards from procurements involving commercial vendors or nonprofits. It is useful for spend segmentation, identifying non-traditional vendor bases, and excluding government entities when assessing market competition, small business participation, or vendor diversity.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Exclude U.S. government entities from commercial vendor analyses
  • Identify intergovernmental or intra-government awards
  • Segment spend by vendor ownership or entity type

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming every 0 means a missing value rather than a valid negative flag
  • Using the field alone to determine whether a vendor is public-sector without checking related vendor type fields

Query Guidance

Filter with the actual stored values observed in the table, for example WHERE isUSGovernmentEntity = 1 for government entities or = 0 for non-government entities. If the column is nullable or coded inconsistently, normalize values first and join or co-check related vendor classification fields before aggregating.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__businessOrOrganizationType__isUSGovernmentEntity AS is_us_government_entity
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__businessOrOrganizationType__isUSGovernmentEntity IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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