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State of Incorporation Name

Human-readable name of the vendor's state of incorporation stored in the award record. This field is the descriptive label for the incorporation-state value associated with the vendor organization factor.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation__name
Title
State of Incorporation Name
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/stateOfIncorporation/name
Description
Human-readable name of the vendor's state of incorporation stored in the award record. This field is the descriptive label for the incorporation-state value associated with the vendor organization factor.
Business Meaning
State of incorporation is useful for identifying the legal jurisdiction of the vendor entity, which can matter in vendor profiling, corporate structure analysis, and cross-state or headquarters-related reporting. It helps analysts distinguish where a contractor is legally incorporated from where it performs work or is physically located.
Example Value
NEVADA
Observed Non-Null Count
68,415,747

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Vendor entity profiling by state of incorporation
  • Matching incorporation jurisdiction to corporate registrations
  • Filtering awards involving vendors incorporated in specific states

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing state of incorporation with vendor address or place of performance
  • Using the label without checking the paired coded field or normalization rules

Query Guidance

Use this field for descriptive filtering, grouping, or display only when you want the human-readable state name. For analysis, join or compare against the coded incorporation-state field when available, and standardize values with UPPER/TRIM or a reference mapping before grouping.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation__name AS state_of_incorporation_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation__name AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__stateOfIncorporation__name 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.