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Country of Incorporation Name

Human-readable country name for the vendor organization's country of incorporation in the FPDS IDV vendor site record. This is the descriptive label paired with the underlying country code or classified value, rather than the coded value itself.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name
Title
Country of Incorporation Name
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation/name
Description
Human-readable country name for the vendor organization's country of incorporation in the FPDS IDV vendor site record. This is the descriptive label paired with the underlying country code or classified value, rather than the coded value itself.
Business Meaning
Helps analysts identify the legal incorporation jurisdiction of an awardee or potential vendor, which is useful for foreign ownership screening, domestic preference analysis, supplier risk review, and reporting on cross-border procurement relationships. It can also support segmentation of awards by U.S.-incorporated versus non-U.S.-incorporated entities.
Example Value
UNITED STATES
Observed Non-Null Count
2,973,684

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name
FPDS XML Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__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

  • Classify vendors by incorporation country
  • Filter for U.S. versus non-U.S. incorporated entities
  • Display country names in reporting and dashboards

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing incorporation country with vendor address or performance location
  • Using the label field as a stable join key instead of the underlying country code

Query Guidance

Select this field for readable reporting, but join and aggregate on the corresponding country code when available. In SQL, normalize case and trim whitespace before grouping, and consider DISTINCT or lookup-table validation to handle alternate country labels.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name AS country_of_incorporation_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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