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State of Incorporation

State in which the vendor reports being incorporated or legally organized. The example value "NV" indicates this is typically stored as a state abbreviation rather than a full text name.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation
Title
State of Incorporation
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/stateOfIncorporation
Description
State in which the vendor reports being incorporated or legally organized. The example value "NV" indicates this is typically stored as a state abbreviation rather than a full text name.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts understand the vendor’s legal domicile, support geographic segmentation, and compare incorporation patterns across awards and vendors. It can be useful for identifying state-level clustering, registration patterns, and potential relationships between incorporation location and contract activity.
Example Value
NV
Observed Non-Null Count
68,453,436

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Geographic profiling of vendors by state of incorporation
  • Filtering awards to vendors incorporated in a specific state
  • Joining to state reference data for normalization or reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing state of incorporation with headquarters, mailing address, or place of performance
  • Assuming blank or null values mean the vendor is not incorporated

Query Guidance

Use this field as a dimension for filtering and grouping after normalizing case and abbreviation format. In SQL, apply exact-match or IN-list predicates for known state codes, and avoid using it as a proxy for vendor location unless the analysis explicitly concerns legal domicile.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation AS state_of_incorporation
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

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