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Is1994 Land Grant College

Numeric indicator showing whether the vendor site is identified as a 1994 Land Grant College. In FPDS this is a site-level vendor attribute, typically used as a yes/no flag rather than a continuous measure. Expected values are usually coded, such as 1 for yes and 0 for no, so the observed value should be interpreted against the record's coding conventions.

Family: Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: numeric
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege
Title
Is1994 Land Grant College
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/is1994LandGrantCollege
Description
Numeric indicator showing whether the vendor site is identified as a 1994 Land Grant College. In FPDS this is a site-level vendor attribute, typically used as a yes/no flag rather than a continuous measure. Expected values are usually coded, such as 1 for yes and 0 for no, so the observed value should be interpreted against the record's coding conventions.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards involving specific higher-education institutions that may have distinct statutory, socioeconomic, or policy relevance in federal procurement analysis. It can support reporting on award distribution to educational entities, institution-type segmentation, and validation of vendor classifications within the Vendor Site Details structure.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege
FPDS XML Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/is1994LandGrantCollege
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/is1994LandGrantCollege' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Identify awards to 1994 Land Grant Colleges
  • Segment vendor analysis by educational entity type
  • Validate vendor classification flags in FPDS extracts

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field is descriptive text instead of a numeric flag
  • Treating nulls as false without checking data quality or coding rules

Query Guidance

Use equality filters on the coded value, such as WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege = 1, and include explicit handling for NULL or nonstandard values if needed. For summaries, group by the field only after confirming its coding and distribution.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege AS is1994_land_grant_college
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Aggregate total

SELECT
    sum(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege) AS total_value
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege IS NOT NULL

Distribution overview

SELECT
    min(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege) AS min_value,
    avg(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege) AS avg_value,
    max(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege) AS max_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1994LandGrantCollege IS NOT NULL

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.