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Street Address

Street address of the vendor location recorded in the award's vendor site details. It identifies the specific physical or mailing location associated with the vendor site and is stored as a free-text string.

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__vendorLocation__streetAddress
Title
Street Address
FPDS Path
award/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/streetAddress
Description
Street address of the vendor location recorded in the award's vendor site details. It identifies the specific physical or mailing location associated with the vendor site and is stored as a free-text string.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts distinguish between vendor locations, support geographic segmentation, and assess where a contractor is operating from or being represented as located. It can support site-level analysis, entity matching, and validation of vendor location patterns across awards.
Example Value
902 BATTELLE BLVD
Observed Non-Null Count
109,856,701

FPDS Compare

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

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 location disambiguation
  • Geographic grouping with city, state, and ZIP
  • Address-based entity matching and data quality checks

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming it is a standardized geocoded address
  • Using the street address alone to identify a unique vendor entity

Query Guidance

Use for text filtering, grouping, and address comparisons, but pair with city, state, ZIP, and vendor identifiers for accurate joins and aggregations. In SQL, normalize case and trim whitespace before matching, and avoid exact-match logic unless the source data has been standardized.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__streetAddress AS street_address
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__streetAddress IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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